The Freedom Of Forgiveness – By Marc
Think Good And Be Good Forgiveness is something to give to another and it is also something we must do for ourselves. Loving ourselves makes us whole, and when we […]
Tag Archives: Joseph
Joy – A Tale of Two Adars — By Ben
This year Purim won’t be in the month of Adar. Well, it’s not going to be in the first Adar. It’ll be in the second one. Second one? Funny story. […]
Excuses; A False Security — By Ben
Parsha Vayigash starts in the midst of the cliffhanger from last week. If you’re just joining us, Yoseph after having been sold into slavery by his 10 older brothers, has […]
When Will It Finally Happen? – Mikeitz — By Ben
…וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים The parsha starts out with the phrase, “It happened at the end of two years…” as Yoseph is finally released from his Egyptian prison. From here […]
Unlikely Success and The Disaster Artist – Vayigash — By Ben
You may or may not be aware of the bizarre 2003 cult classic film, The Room. (Not to be confused with Room, the 2015 Oscar nominated masterpiece). The Room was a passion project of […]
Hidden Agenda – Vayeishev — By Ben
The story of Joseph may be the most compelling story in the whole Torah. There are dreams, the conspiracy of the brothers, getting sold into slavery, Potiphar’s wife’s seduction, prison, […]
A Tale of Two Messiahs — By Ben
The messianic prophesy is one of the most fascinating and crucial aspects of Judaism. The belief that the world will one day be redeemed by a single individual to usher in a new […]
Reward for Failure – Vayeishev — By Ben
This week’s Torah portion, parsha Vayeishev, begins Joseph’s story. And it’s quite a story at that. There’s betrayal, seduction, a prison set piece, some dreams sequences, and (of course) mistaken identity. But the event […]
Vayechi – Sorry Not Sorry –By Ben
In this week’s Torah portion, Yaakov dies, finally ending the Yoseif story as well as Bereishis, the first book of the Torah. It is a tender parsha, full of blessings, […]
Vayigash – So there’s something I should tell you… — By Ben
With this week’s parsha we see the conclusion to the Yoseif story as not only the brothers are reunited with Yoseif but subsequently Yaakov and the rest of the family. 70 individuals come down […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 