by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 23, 2022 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Weekly Dvar
When Paroh finally finds a satisfactory interpretation of his dreams, he proclaims that the interpreter, Yosef, is the most understanding and wise person (41:39). Yosef credits his interpretation as coming from G-d (41:16), so why does Paroh see fit to credit Yosef...
by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 3, 2021 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Uncategorized, Weekly Dvar
As Yosef’s brothers arrive with Binyamin to secure food for their family, they are ushered into the palace to dine with Yosef. Fearing the worst, the brothers think they are being detained “on account of the money that came back in our sacks originally [on their first...
by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 17, 2020 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Weekly Dvar
When Paroh has two puzzling dreams that neither necromancers nor sages can, according to Rashi, interpret to his satisfaction, Yosef is summoned from prison to decipher them. Yosef confidently decodes the dreams and their implications and then boldly counsels Paroh on...
by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 27, 2019 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Weekly Dvar
When Paroh finally finds a satisfactory interpretation of his dreams, he proclaims that the interpreter, Yosef, is the most understanding and wisest person (41:39). While Yosef credits his interpretation as coming from G-d, why does Paroh see fit to credit Yosef...
by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 6, 2018 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Weekly Dvar
Parshat Miketz details the events of Yosef being stripped of his coat (39:12) and thrown in a pit for the second time (the first time by his brothers, the second time into jail, which the Torah calls a pit (41:14)), only this time with vastly different results. What...
by Shlomo Ressler | Dec 13, 2017 | 1:10-Parshat Miketz, Bereshit / Genesis, Weekly Dvar
Parshat Miketz tells of the sons of Yaakov traveling to Egypt to buy food and bring it back to their father. Yosef tries to foil their plans by accusing his brothers of being spies because their father wouldn’t have to send all 10 sons to get food, and the...
