All posts in: Vayeishev
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6 years ago
why was yosef punished?
The final rashi in the sedra reveals to us that Yosef was punished by HaShem with a further 2 years imprisonment. What was his crime? For he told the sar hamashkim ..
Written by D Fine
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6 years ago
Vayeishev – Chanukah,
Today’s adverts show modern-day Egypt to be a land of endless sunsets, pristine beaches, coral reefs and smiling tourists riding immaculate camels past magnificent ..
Written by Rabbi Dovid Sipper
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6 years ago
It’s the Small Things in Life (Long Vort)
This week we begin the dramatic story of the fall and rise again of Joseph, Yaakov’s seemingly favourite son. We also celebrate and relive the Chanuka experience. ..
Written by Rabbi A Savage
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6 years ago
Footprints in the Sand
In this weeks סדרה we find how אשת פוטיפר has יוסף sent to prison. The פסוק says[i], “Then יוסף’s master took him and placed ..
Written by Yaakov Hibbert
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6 years ago
Great Expectations!!!
At the end of this week’s parsha, the Torah describes Joseph’s interpreting the dreams of the chief baker and butler. Joseph told the butler that he would be returned ..
Written by Rafi Jager
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6 years ago
Vayeishev – “Never Give Up”
We read in Parshas Vayeishev that Yosef held firm to his faith in Hashem, no matter what was thrown at him. His never give up, never surrender attitude served him well ..
Written by Chanan Ephraim Rivenson
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6 years ago
2 more answers to the Yosef hishtadlus question
We asked why was Yosef punished for asking the butler to remind Pharoah to remove Yosef from jail. Chazal call this a lack of bitachon; surely Yosef was just doing ..
Written by D Fine
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6 years ago
Parashas Vayeishev- long vort מדה כנגד מדה
Parashas Vayeishev After all the obstacles Yaakov has had to overcome in order to reach Canaan, the first word of this weeks parasha implies that at last Yaakov ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
