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"Throw the stick up in the air," goes the saying, "it will always return to its original place." And perhaps that's how Zuleika, Potiphar's wife, felt about her growing desire for ...
We all face temptations, big and small. But imagine being Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, and facing down the relentless advances of his master's wife, Zuleika. It's a story of...
Let's delve into this chapter of Joseph's life, as told in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, drawing from various Midrashic sources. According to these accounts, Joseph's imprisonme...
Today, we're diving into the fascinating story of Pharaoh's dreams, a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative of Joseph. Now, Joseph, as you might remember, was languishing in an ...
Remember Joseph, the dreamer? He's now in Egypt, and things are about to get really interesting. But not without some resistance. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of th...
As we read in Legends of the Jews, a masterful retelling of Jewish lore by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Joseph began to reap the rewards for his unwavering commitment to virtue. It's a po...
That feeling, that undercurrent of destiny, hums through the story of Joseph and his brothers. The famine wasn't just devastating Egypt. As Ginzberg recounts in Legends of the Jews...
We find this story elaborated upon in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg. The brothers hadn't even cleared the city gates when Joseph, eager to spring his trap but also wary of lettin...
That's the situation Joseph finds himself in as the story in Genesis reaches its climax. We've seen Joseph rise to power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself. We've seen his br...
