Tag: miketz

The Universal and the Particular (Mikketz 5779)

3rd December 2018

The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in Tanach in which a Jew (Israelite/Hebrew) comes to … Read more

28th December 2016

It was Joseph’s first real attempt to take his fate into his own hands, and it failed. Or so it … Read more

9th December 2015

Something extraordinary happens between last week’s parsha and this week’s. It is almost as if the pause of a week … Read more

10th December 2012

Joseph is now the ruler of Egypt. The famine he predicted has come to pass. It extends beyond Egypt to … Read more

19th December 2009

Joseph is languishing in prison. Then, at the beginning of this week’s sedra, a sequence of events takes place, leading … Read more

8th December 2007

Pharaoh has two dreams: one about seven lean cows eating seven fat ones, another about seven scorched ears of corn … Read more

23rd December 2006

“Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.” Joseph is now the ruler of Egypt. The famine he … Read more