In Parshat Vayeshev, after Yosef interprets the dream of Pharaoh’s butler and explains to him that in three days he will be freed from jail and back at work, Yosef makes a request (Breisheet 40:14-15): Remember me when things go well with you. Please deal kindly...
After Rachel passed away, we read in Parshat Vayishlach (Breisheet 35:27):Yaakov came to Yitzchak, his father to Mamrei to Kiryat Arba which is Hevron where Avraham and Yitzchak lived.We don’t see Yaakov going anywhere after that so it is surprising that...
Yaakov had a difficult life. He had to leave home because his brother, Esav wanted to kill him and then 22 years later, when he returned he was still worried that Esav would still be after him.Yaakov lived in Lavan’s home while he was in Padan Aram. Lavan...
In Parshat Vayeshev (Breisheet 37:7), Yosef recounts his dream to his brothers:Behold, we were binding sheaves in the middle of the field. Behold my sheaf rose and stood up straight; and behold your sheaves surrounded it and prostrated themselves to my sheaf. Why...
In Parshat Vayeshev, we read about the story of Yosef which bears some resemblance the story of David.Rav Amnon Bazak points out many similarities and differences in the stories of Yosef and David including:Both Yosef and David are shepherds, both are sent by their...
The Talmud, Brachot 63a teaches: “Rebbe said, ‘One should not appoint an apotropos (custodian) over his home, for had Yosef not been appointed by Potiphar, he would never have come to the brink of sin.’”Breisheet Chapter 39 tells...
We are told at the beginning of Parshat Vayeshev (Breisheet 37:1) “Yaakov settled in the land of his father’s residence, in the Land of C’naan.” Don’t we already know from Parshat Vayishlach that Yaakov and his family returned to the...
In Breisheet Raba 87:6, a Roman noblewoman asked Rabbi Yose: “Is it possible that Yoseph at seventeen with all the hot blood of youth could act with such self restraint (when Potiphar’s wife was seducing him)?” Rabbi Yose brought out the book of...
In Memory of Dorothy DuBrow z"l on her 10th YahrzeitIn Parshat Vayeshev, right after Yaakov was presented with Yosef’s bloody coat we read (Breisheet 37:34-35): “Yaakov tore his robes and placed sackcloth on his loins. He mourned for his son for...
Sponsored by Josh, Dov, Moshe and Yehuda Halickman in Honor of Sharona’s Birthday Chaper 40 in Parshat Vayeshev begins with the words (Breisheet 40:1-3): “After these events, a sin was committed by the Egypian King’s butler (mashkeh) and...
In Parshat Vayeshev, Yaakov sends Yosef out to look for his brothers. In Breisheet 37:15-16 we read: “A man found him (Yosef) going astray in the field. The man asked him, “What are you seeking?” He said, “I am looking for my brothers...
In Parshat Vayeshev we see that the day that the chief butler was restored to his position was “Yom Huledet et Pharaoh” (Breisheet 40:20), the day that Pharaoh made a feast for all of his servants.Rashi explains that Yom Huledet et Pharaoh was...
In Parshat Vayeshev Breisheet 37:3 we read that “Yisrael (Yaakov) loved Yosef more than any of his sons, since he was his son born to him when he was already elderly, and he made him a ‘ktonet pasim’.” What did this ‘ktonet...
Sponsored by Sharona and Josh Halickman in Memory of Mr. Walter Kramer z"l, beloved father of Naomi Dorfman In last week’s Parsha, Parshat Vayera, 22:2-3 we read “And God said, Please take your son, your only one, whom you love, Yitzchak and...
When Yaakov’s sons brought back Yosef’s coat covered in blood, Yaakov’s reaction was (Vayeshev 37:33): “An evil beast devoured him, Yosef has been torn to pieces.”Yaakov then proceeded to mourn for Yosef- he tore his clothing, wore...
SPONSORED BY: SHARONA, JOSH, DOV AND MOSHE HALICKMAN IN MEMORY OF SHARONA'S GRANDMA DORA (DOROTHY DUBROW z"l) WHO PASSED AWAY THIS PAST SUNDAYIn Breisheet 37:14, Jacob asks Joseph to go to Shechem and see whether his brothers and their flocks are okay.According to...
Last week's Parsha ended with the words: "These are the chiefs of Edom according to their places of residence in the land of their possession. Thus was Esav the ancestor of the Edomites."This week's Parsha, Parshat Vayeshev (Breisheet 37:1) starts with the words...
In Parshat Vayeshev, we encounter many types of dreams:1. Meaningless Dreams:The first dream in our Parsha is not detailed (Breisheet 37:5) “Yoseph dreamt a dream which he told his brothers and they hated him even more”. Chizkuni points out that the...