The portion Miketzbegins with the word vayehi, representing something negative, which is strange, because this portion talks about a positive...read more
There is a teaching in the portion of Vayeshev about the understanding that nothing ever happens to us; even the most terrible thing that somebody...read more
The Midrash tells us that when Joseph was originally sent down to Egypt, he quoted a verse from Psalms, where King David tells us that what happens...read more
In the beginning of the portion Vayeshev, Joseph tells his brothers what seem to be grandiose dreams about himself, which is surprising because...read more
In the portion of Vayeshev, the brothers sell Joseph for twenty silver coins. And what the Midrash says they do with those coins sounds initially...read more
It says in the Zohar that Joseph, Yosef HaTzadik, did not achieve the level of being righteous until he stood strong against the advances of the wife...read more
In the Bible, Joseph is taken from the dungeons of Egypt and becomes the second in command of Egypt. Join Michael as he reveals how we can break our...read more
Joseph, Queen Esther, and other giants of the Bible connected to what the kabbalists call the "Concealed Light" in order to reveal miracles. ...read more
If you look at the story of Vayeshev, it is probably the most depressing, chaos-filled portion in the entire Torah. Something terrible happens to...read more
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