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Knowledge Base » People & Events » People » Biblical Personalities » Five Books of Moses » Joseph
Joseph: (a) (1562-1452 BCE) Son of Jacob and Rachel, eleventh of the Twelve Tribes.
As the oldest son of his favored wife, Jacob loved him dearly and gave him preferential treatment, causing Joseph's brothers to envy him and sell him into slavery. He landed in Egypt, where, after enduring slavery and prison, he interpreted Pharaoh’s puzzling dreams and became viceroy of the land. During the famine that followed he brought his family down to Egypt, setting the stage for their slavery and ultimately their Exodus. Buried in Joseph’s Tomb in Shechem. (b) A common Jewish name. |
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Parshas Vayigash
From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Likkutei Sichos, Vol. V, p. 239ff.
I. {“There is no word in the Torah that does
not possess sublime [mystic] secrets and paths [of conduct] for men to follow.”
Zohar, Vol. I, p. 201a.} For this reason, the Torah
relates [many details] concerning ...
Spirituality » Chassidic Texts » Crown Jewels » Breishis » Parshas Vayigash
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Joseph (1562-1452 BCE)
Joseph, the son of the patriarch Jacob, was born in Charan
(Mesopotamia) on the 2nd of Tammuz of the year 2199 from creation (1562 BCE);
he was the first child of Jacob's most beloved wife, Rachel, born after
7 childless years of marriage. When ...
Library » Jewish History » Miscellaneous » Biographies In Brief » Joseph (1562-1452 BCE)
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Joseph's Adventures
By Nissan Mindel
The Boy Disappears
Joseph's brothers returned to their meal in grim silence. What had they done? Had they gone crazy? They looked at each other furtively, and noticed that none of them was eating anything. They had lost their appetites; their ...
Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Early Biblical Personalities » Joseph's Adventures
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Six Kinds of Perfection
By Yanki Tauber
Adam was so perfect that he went looking for imperfection. Noah went by the book, Abraham by love, Isaac honed himself to nothingness, Jacob was a whole of infinite parts and Joseph found perfection in challenge
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Six Kinds of Perfection
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The Royal Bar-Tender
By Laibl Wolf
The royal bar-tender, who brings the liquid that wets a parched throat, represents the linkage of spiritual "water" (the source of mind) and "fire" (the source of emotions)
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeishev » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Royal Bar-Tender
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The Jailhouse Route to Success
By Dovi Scheiner
Nowadays, it seems success comes first, prison only later. But with true
success, it works the other way around.
In the Torah portion of Vayeishev we read of Joseph's exploits. Sold into
slavery by his brothers, he winds up enslaved to Potiphar, "a ...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeishev » Parshah Columnists » Guest Columnists » The Jailhouse Route to Success
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The Multidimensional Plan
By Tali Loewenthal
On the face of it, the story of his life seems simply a succession of unhappy events; yet somehow it all works out in the end! What Joseph's experience can teach us about our own life history, as individuals and as a people
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeishev » Parshah Columnists » For Friday Night » The Multidimensional Plan
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Seeking the Other
By Yanki Tauber
One would think that after all that Rachel had gone through in the last 14 years there'd be at least a moment of contentment. Isn't it strange to name your firstborn child "I want another son"?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Seeking the Other
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A Yeshivah in Egypt
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
In his daily life, the Jew he must be a Joseph; but his or her education must be provided by a Judah
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayigash » Chassidic Masters » A Yeshivah in Egypt
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Joseph and His Brothers
A rift extending across history
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
From the rivalry between Leah and Rachel, through the animosity between Joseph and his brothers, the clash between Saul and David, the split between Judah and Israel, to the dual nature of the messianic redemption -- a rift and twinship that extends ...
Parshah » Bereishit - Genesis » Vayeishev » Chassidic Masters » Joseph and His Brothers
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