Bereishis, 41:51: “And he called the name of the first-born Menashe, for ‘HaShem has caused me to forget (nashani) all my hardship and all my father’s ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
Parashas Mikeitz I had a complaint that my Chanukah Dvar Torah didn’t have any jokes in it so I am going to start this week with a joke… man walks into a bar… ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
During the famine which befell Egypt in this week’s Torah portion, droves of people from all over flocked to Egypt where, thanks to Joseph’s brilliant ..
Written by Rafi Jager
This week’s Torah portion opens with the recounting of Pharoh’s fascinating dream, the first part about the weak cows consuming their strong counterparts ..
Written by Rafi Jager
Chazal (gemarra megillah) tell us that there is a difference between the words ‘Vayomer’ and ‘Vayedaber,’ even though both seem to mean ‘and ..
Written by D Fine
We are told that when Pharaoh asked for Yosef to be taken out of prison to interpret his dreams, they ‘quickly’ brought Yosef out (41:14). Why do we need to know ..
Written by d fine
This week, Yoseph is transformed from a brutalized, libeled and mocked slave into the Viceroy of Egypt, the world’s most powerful nation. In a matter of moments ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
In perek 41 pasuk 46 we are informed that ‘Yosef was thirty years of age when he stood before Pharaoh’ (and successfully interpreted Pharaoh’s dream). The Torah ..
Written by d fine
And Paroh gave Osnas the daughter of Poti Ferra to Yosef as a wife. “Was Osnas really Potiphar’s daughter? The Da’as Zekeinim cites a tradition ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose