Parshat Vayigash

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Judah's plea for Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, and Jacob's family descends to Egypt. Genesis 44:18-47:27.

Serah Bat Asher

Tree of Souls

Serah, daughter of Asher, one of Jacob's sons. We find her name nestled in the list of those who went down to Egypt with Jacob to escape the famine. You can find it in Genesis 46:1...

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Benjamin in Joseph's Time and Judah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:291

But imagine the tables being turned... Imagine you holding all the cards, knowing the truth while others are desperately trying to keep up a charade. That’s the kind of tension we ...

JosephWisdom

Jacob in Joseph's Time and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:332

He’s risen from slavery to become a ruler, second only to Pharaoh himself! But beneath the surface of power, there’s a whisper of doubt, a nagging feeling that he’s still seen as a...

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Judah and Joseph of Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:295

Tension? You could cut it with a knife. And Judah, ever the fiery one, is ready to rumble. His anger flares. “The fire of Shechem burneth in my heart,” he declares, “now will I bur...

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Judah: Benjamin in Joseph's Time

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:17

The story opens with a sage, simply called Rabbi, deeply engrossed in defining the precise borders of the tribe of Benjamin. Now, Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, e...

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Jacob in Joseph's Time and Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 34:12

We all know the dramatic ending – sold into slavery, rising to power in Egypt, and eventually saving his family from famine. But what about those missing pieces, the everyday strug...

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Pharaoh in Joseph's Time and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:7

We all know the story: Pharaoh, threatened by the growing Israelite population in Egypt, decides to enslave them. But how did he start? It wasn't just snapping his fingers and orde...

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Egypt: Pharaoh in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 7:3

Shemot Rabbah, a classic midrashic compilation – a collection of interpretations and expansions on the Book of Exodus (Shemot in Hebrew) – gives us a glimpse behind the curtain. It...

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Pharaoh and Joseph of Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 105:8

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, uses a vivid analogy to explore exactly that feeling, focusing on the Exodus from Egypt. It hangs ...

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