Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Coat of Many Colors and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 11:1

It's not just a love poem, but a lens through which to view the most precious gifts given to the Jewish people. to one fascinating interpretation from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a colle...

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Reuben and Creation of Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:1

We're looking at verse 4:12-13: “A locked garden is my sister, my bride; a locked fountainhead, a sealed spring. Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates, with delicious fruit,...

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Trial of Joseph and Yael

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 23:10

It turns out the Talmud and Midrash are full of stories about them. And, interestingly, God seems to have taken special notice of their actions. In fact, Vayikra Rabbah 23 tells us...

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Joseph's Song

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 105:6

The story of Joseph in Egypt resonates so deeply because it touches on this universal human experience. And Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book o...

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Aaron: Moses in Joseph's Time

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 113:2

That feeling…that’s almost the heart of the story of Hallelujah. But what is Hallelujah, really? It's more than just a word; it's an expression, a moment in time. Midrash Tehillim,...

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Joseph Before the King

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 11:14

The book Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of Jewish legends and interpretations, touches on this very idea. It speaks of kings whose influence stretched to the very...

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Jeremiah's Transgression and Zion

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 470:1

to a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 470, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the books of the Prophets, which explores this very feeling. The story begins ...

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Pharaoh and Joseph of Egyptian

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 163:1

It wasn't just about Pharaoh's decree to throw baby boys into the Nile. It was also about something seemingly mundane: bricks. to a fascinating interpretation from the Yalkut Shimo...

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Rebbi in Joseph's Time

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 63:1

Our guide here is Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers. It wrestles with a verse in Numbers (8:25): "And from the age of fifty he shall ret...

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