by Admin | f 28, 2016 | Vayeishev
During the Yom Kippur War, Golda Meir visited a tank battalion on the Golan Heights. An IDF soldier asked the Prime Minister, “My father was killed in the 1948 war, and we won. My brother lost an arm in the Six Day War, and we won. Last week I lost my best...
by Tuly Weisz | f 4, 2015 | Vayeishev
The following is a taste of our Israel Bible Reading Plan. Follow the weekly portion with summaries, insights and lively conversation. To register, click here. Following Joseph’s sale, Judah parts ways with his brothers and lives instead with an Adullamite named...
by Tuly Weisz | f 3, 2015 | Vayeishev
Many wondered why the 10,000 Jews expelled from their homes in Gaza did not use weapons to defend their land. Thank God, the lesson of Joseph’s sale remains strong. This week’s portion begins the story of Joseph. We learn that Jacob favors Joseph and buys...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 29, 2015 | Vayeishev
The narrative focus of the Torah shifts from Jacob to his sons, and to Joseph in particular. We are told that at age 17, he serves as a shepherd with his brothers, and grows up with the children of the maidservants. Joseph is prone to carrying harsh tales of his...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 29, 2015 | Vayeishev
While Joseph languishes in his pit, which medieval commentator Rashi explains is filled with snakes and scorpions, the brothers sit a distance away to eat. They notice a caravan of spices heading towards Egypt, and Judah hatches a new plan: rather than kill Joseph,...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 29, 2015 | Vayeishev
The narrative returns to the story of Joseph, now a servant in the household of Potiphar, a prominent Egyptian. Joseph rises through the ranks in Potiphar’s house, until he is appointed custodian over the whole household. The Torah relates that Joseph is very...
