And much as she coaxed Joseph day after dayโฆ(Bereishis 39:10) The Medrash Rabba (87:6) on the above verse equates many of the tests and rewards faced by Yosef in Egypt and Mordechai in the Purim story. The Medrash tells us that the wife of Potiphar tried to approach Yosef Hatzadik every single day. The Medrash [...]
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When Yaakov hears the dreams of Yosef, he responds that it just canโt be, for Rachel died and canโt bow down. Chazal tell us that there is a aspect of impreciseness in all dreams . This is what Yakov pointed out ,though he knew that it could be referring to Bilha who raised Yosef like [...]
ืืฉืฉืืข ืืขืงื ืืืืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืกืฃ, ืืขืจ ืื ืืืืจ "ืื ืึทืึฒืืึนื ืึทืึผึถื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึธืึธืึฐืชึผึธ ืึฒืืึนื ื ึธืืึนื ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึฐืึทืึถืืึธ ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืึฒืึนืช ืึฐืึธ ืึธืจึฐืฆึธื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื), ืืจืฉ"ื ืืกืืืจ, "ืืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืชื", ืืืืื ืืื"ื: "ืืจืืืชืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืื", ืฉืชืืื ืืฉ ืจืืช ืื ืืืืง, ืฉืืืื ืฉืืชืืืืก ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื, ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืกืฃ ืืืื. ืืืขืงื [...]
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We often see a man who starts out trying to do something which seems to be totally altruistic. Yet somewhere along the line, his attempts turn sour, and he finds himself imbedded in all sorts of situations which pressure him to act inappropriately. In contrast, sometimes we see a man who innocently enters a project, [...]
ืืขืชืื ืงืจืืืืช ืื ื ืจืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืชืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืฉืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืื. ืืื ืืฉืื ืืกืืื, ืืืืฆืื ืืื ื ืืฆืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืฆื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืืข ืืื ืืื ื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืขืืื ืืคืขืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืชื ืืืืืช. ืืขืืืช ืืืช, ืืคืขืืื ืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืื ืก ืืชืืืืืช ืืคืจืืืงื, ืืื ืจืง ืฉืืคืจืืืงื ืืชืงืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืชื. ืืชืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืกืืืืช ืืจืืจืืช [...]
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The Medrash (Medrash Raba 85:1) tells us about Hashemโs reaction to some of the thoughts of our leaders. In this parsha, the Shevatim were thinking about the sale of Yosef (that they did the wrong thing); Yosef was doing teshuva; Reuven was involved with teshuva; Yehuda was involved in finding a wife for himself; and [...]
ืืืืจืฉ (ืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืคื:ื) ืืกืคืจ ืื ื ืขื ืืชืืืืืช ืฉื ื' ืขื ืืืง ืืืืืฉืืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื. ืืคืจืฉื ืื, ย ืืฉืืืื ืืฉืื ืขื ืืืืจืช ืืืกืฃ (ืฉืืชืืจืื ืขื ืื ืฉืขืฉื), ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืขืืฉื ืชืฉืืื, ืจืืืื ืืื ืขืกืืง ืืชืฉืืื, ืืืืืื ืืื ืขืกืืง ืืืฆืืืช ืืฉื ืืขืฆืื, ืื' ืืื ืขืกืืง ืืืจืืืช ืืืจื ืฉื ืืฉืื. ืืืืจืฉ ืืกืื ืื ืืขืฉืื ืฉื ื' ืืื [...]
