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.

Trial of Judah and Bath

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:34

It's a moment of vulnerability that resonates across millennia. Judah, a man known for his strength and leadership, admits to a profound moral failing. He warns us, his descendants...

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Shelumiel and the Lawgiver

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:6

Jewish tradition is full of this – names packed with meaning, whispers of destiny. a few, shall we? Take Shelumiel, for instance. Prince of the tribe of Simeon. Shelumiel means "My...

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Jacob's Prayer and Benjamin

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 42:23

The famine in the land was brutal. The people were starving. Desperate, Jacob turned to his sons: "Go again," he pleaded, "and procure food for us, that we die not." But his sons w...

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Targum Jonathan on Numbers 1

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Numbers 1

AND the Lord spake with Mosheh in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of ordinance, on the first of the month Ijar, which was the second month of the second year from the ti...

Seder Olam Rabbah 29

Midrash Aggadah Seder Olam Rabbah 29

“And in the first year of Cyrus, the king of Persia, at the completion of the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord aroused… So said Cyrus, the king of Persia… Who ...

Path of Discernment and Dreams

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 118:6

It’s a question that’s plagued philosophers and dreamers for centuries. But Jewish mystical thought offers a compelling, and surprisingly practical, answer. At the heart of it lies...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:56

It’s a story brimming with jealousy, deception, and ultimately, reconciliation. But tucked within the familiar narrative is a curious detail about why Jacob, Joseph’s father, remai...

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Faith of Simon

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:222

The scene: Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egypt, has just made a demand. He wants one of his brothers to stay behind as a hostage, a guarantee of their good faith. It's a tense m...

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Benjamin Faces Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:266

The story of Joseph and his brothers, oh, it's dripping with that feeling. It's a tale of sibling rivalry, betrayal, and ultimately, reconciliation – a story that resonates even to...

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