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.

Life of Joseph and Dalet

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 84:21

Jewish mysticism teaches us that this is not just true in language, but in the very fabric of reality. And it all comes down to the Hebrew letter Dalet (ד). The Tikkunei Zohar, a c...

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Joseph in Heaven

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 84:24

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, dives deep into the unseen forces at play, and sometimes, it gets One passage, in Tikkunei Zohar 84, uses vivid imagery to describe ...

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Coat of Many Colors and Amaleq

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 100:13

Our tradition offers some beautiful guidance on how to focus our intentions during prayer, and it all revolves around where we direct our eyes and our hearts. The Tikkunei Zohar, a...

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Jonah in Joseph's Time

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 106:10

Jewish mysticism, particularly in the Tikkunei Zohar, uses the image of a giant fish to explore just that feeling. The Tikkunei Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar, delves into ...

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Joseph and Creation of Paradise

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:38

According to the legends, entering Paradise isn't just strolling through a gate. Imagine two immense gates made of carbuncle, a fiery, glowing gem. And guarding them? Sixty myriads...

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The Garden of Eden and Judah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:40

And while we often imagine it as a single, unified place, Jewish tradition offers a far more intricate and fascinating vision. According to some accounts, Paradise—or Gan Eden, the...

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Birth of Reuben and Leah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:132

They're often packed with meaning, little clues into the lives and destinies of the people who carry them. Take Reuben, for instance, the firstborn son of Leah. It's a name that wh...

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Joseph in Egypt and Rachel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:39

The weight of grief, the injustice of his situation… it’s almost unbearable. The text tells us that Joseph wept so intensely that he became “immovable as a stone” (Legends of the J...

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Joseph: Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:48

That’s the kind of grief we’re talking about today, the kind that echoes through generations. We're going to look at Jacob's mourning for Joseph, a scene painted with raw emotion i...

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