Post Dispel Darkness with Light and Love Many scholars place Joseph’s descent to Egypt at around 1500 BCE. The Maccabees dedicated the Temple in year 165 BCE. These two events were separated by more than one thousand… Read More
Post Do Clothes Make the Man? Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors Clothes frequently play an important role in the Biblical narrative, but perhaps never more so as in the story of Joseph and his brothers. Described simply as a ketonet pasim,… Read More
Post How do You Interpret the Return to Zion? Western culture does not value dreams enough. I am not referring to hopes and ambitions which are plans we make when we are awake. They are dominated by reason and… Read More
Post Joseph: the master of dreams Joseph has been called the biblical King of Dreams. Truly, Genesis relates three pairs of dreams that changed his life and guided his destiny while also affecting the fates of… Read More
Post Judah or Joseph: Will the Real Hero Please Stand Up I love kitsch spaghetti westerns. While I can finish an entire bucket of popcorn in the first half of the movie, my favorite part is the showdown: the classic face-to-face… Read More
Post Power, Persecution and Preservation Let me tell you a story. A Jewish man is taken in captivity to a foreign land where he rises to power. Through deep insight, wisdom, and personal devotion to… Read More
Post The Path to Redemption Unity and baseless love bring us one step closer to repairing ancient sins and toward a world filled with love, peace, and ultimate redemption…. Read More
Post The Secret of Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors I was the chef at a Jerusalem steak house with a modest reputation for several years. A young man came to the restaurant one day looking for a job. He… Read More
Post The Showdown Between Joseph and Judah The portion of Vayigash describes the pivotal showdown between Joseph and his older brother Judah. The meeting between the long-separated siblings is far from a pleasant reunion. Joseph appears to… Read More
Post Two Sticks, One Kingdom The Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27) completes the story of Joseph’s slavery in Egypt. The story culminates in a dramatic meeting between Judah and Joseph, ending in revelation and… Read More
