Parshat Vayishlach

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Jacob wrestles with the angel, his reunion with Esau, the incident at Shechem, Rachel's death, and the genealogy of Esau. Genesis 32:4-36:43.

Faith of Tamar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:68

The scene is set: Tamar is about to be executed. Accused of infidelity, she desperately searches for the evidence that could prove her innocence – three pledges she had received fr...

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Trial of Judah and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:73

After the whole heartbreaking ordeal of selling Joseph into slavery to the Midianites, Judah's brothers came to him with a proposition. "If things were normal," they said, "our fat...

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Asher's Legacy

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:77

Sometimes, their stories are tucked away in unexpected places, waiting to be discovered. Take Asher, for instance, one of Jacob's sons. We know he founded one of the twelve tribes,...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Ishmaelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:88

According to Legends of the Jews, the Ishmaelites who’d taken him to Egypt began to suspect something wasn't right. They'd heard whispers: "This Joseph... he's not just some runawa...

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Joseph's Vision and Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:90

That's precisely where we find Joseph, the dreamer, in a rather precarious position. He ends up in the service of Potiphar – or Poti-phera as he's sometimes known – an Egyptian pri...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:146

Our story begins with Pharaoh's chief butler, recently tossed in the slammer. He's troubled, haunted by a vivid dream he can't shake. "In my dream," he recounts, "behold, a vine wa...

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Joseph: Pharaoh's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:173

We all know the basic story: famine, dreams, interpretation… but there's so much more swirling beneath the surface! It’s a story brimming with divine intervention, miraculous knowl...

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Abraham: Joseph and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:208

We pick up the story with high drama. They arrive in Egypt, unknowingly standing before the very brother they sold into slavery years before. Joseph, now a powerful figure, sees th...

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Joseph's Transgression and Judah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:234

Sometimes, a single line hints at a whole universe of hidden narratives. Take the story of Joseph in Egypt, for example. We all know how his brothers, driven by jealousy, sold him ...

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