All posts in: Vayeishev
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7 years ago
The Ruler and the King (long vort)
This week kicks off the first of the three-part series of the sale of Yosef and – eventually – his reuniting with the brothers as the viceroy of Egypt. ..
Written by D Fine
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7 years ago
Don’t sit on it
The first word, and title, of our sedra is not a happy one. As the gemarra (Sanhedrin 106a) tells us, the word ‘vayeishev’ connotes and introduces a painful ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
How the gemarra puts Yaakov’s face appearing to Yosef
The wife of Potiphar has been trying to tempt Yosef to have relations with her for a while. This is not mere physical temptation; she claims to Yosef that she is spiritually ..
Written by D Fine
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7 years ago
Vayehi Hashem Es Yosef Vayehi Ish Matzliach
Yosef is in Mitzraim and is in charge of the household of Potifar. The Torah testifies: Vayehi Hashem Es Yosef Vayehi Ish Matzliach, “And Hashem was with Yosef ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
A Lesson in Not Looking Guilty
The pasuk tells us, when the wife of Potifar tried to seduce Yosef into being Mizaneh with her, she grabbed Yosef’s garment. Yosef left the garment in her hand ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
mekayim the 613? Of course…me and you-we’re brothers!
Yaakov asked Yosef to go to Shchem to check on “Es Shalom Achecha V’Es Shalom Hatzon”; the welfare of his brothers and the welfare of the sheep. ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
If Your Pit Is Empty, It Is a Bad Sign
Yosef was thrown in to the pit. “VihaBor Rayk Ain Bo Mayim” – “The pit was empty there was no water inside. Rashi asks, if the pit was empty, ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
Movin’ on up ….don’t sit down!
“Vayeshev” – and he sat. Rashi brings (37;2) that Yaakov Avinu was seeking to sit in peace after his trouble-filled life thusfar. And HaShem said ..
Written by D Fine
