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.

Joseph's Vision of Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:136

We all know the story: Joseph and his technicolor dreamcoat, his jealous brothers, the trip to Egypt. But let's zoom in on one particular sticky situation: his time in Potiphar's h...

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Death of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:137

That's the situation Joseph found himself in, even after escaping a potential death sentence. You remember the story. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers, Joseph ris...

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Joseph's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:170

He wasn't just some guy with a knack for dream analysis. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, he possessed something far more profound. Pharaoh, you see, wasn'...

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Joseph and the Secret Teaching

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:177

After years of hardship, false accusations, and imprisonment, Joseph's fortunes take a dramatic turn. Pharaoh, impressed by Joseph's wisdom and ability to interpret dreams, elevate...

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Marriage of Asenath and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:182

Her story, according to some traditions, starts way before she ever met Joseph. Ginzberg, in his Legends of the Jews, tells us that Asenath actually saved Joseph's life when she wa...

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Joseph's Vision and Ishmaelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:183

This one involves Joseph, yes, that Joseph, the one with the coat of many colors, the dreamer who rose to power in Egypt. But before the famine, before the brothers came begging fo...

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Kingdom of Manasseh and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:199

According to Legends of the Jews, when Joseph's brothers arrived in Egypt seeking to buy grain, they were asked their names, and the names of their father and grandfather. Can you ...

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Rehoboam in Joseph's Time

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:349

Where did it all go? Well, according to the Legends of the Jews, that treasure didn't just vanish into thin air. It embarked on a wild, centuries-long journey! Ginzberg, compiling ...

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Kingdom of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:351

It's quite a story, one that goes far beyond the familiar narrative in Genesis. Famine had gripped the land, remember? And the people, desperate for food, first spent all their mon...

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