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When Is Vayeishev Read?
/ 25 Kislev 5787
/ 25 Kislev 5788
/ 21 Kislev 5789
Summary
- Jacob is shown to favor his son Joseph, whom the other brothers resent. Joseph has dreams of grandeur. (Genesis 37:1-11)
- After Joseph's brothers had gone to tend the flocks in Shechem, Jacob sends Joseph to report on them. The brothers decide against murdering Joseph but instead sell him into slavery. After he is shown Joseph's coat of many colors, which had been dipped in the blood of a kid, Jacob is led to believe that Joseph has been killed by a beast. (Genesis 37:12-35)
- Tamar successively marries two of Judah's sons, each of whom dies. Judah does not permit her levirate marriage to his youngest son. She deceives Judah into impregnating her. (Genesis 38:1-30)
- God is with Joseph in Egypt until the wife of his master, Potiphar, accuses him of rape, whereupon Joseph is imprisoned. (Genesis 39:1-40:23)
More Vayeishev Commentaries
- Rachel’s Daughter, Joseph
- Caring for the Widow, the Stranger, and the Orphan
- The Importance of Restorative Justice
- A Solitary Mission
- The Most Painful Parts of Joseph’s Story Can Teach Us about Ourselves
- Who Is the Supporting Cast in the Story of Your Life?
- Jacob Awakens to the Sexual Assaults Suffered by His Children
- Ensuring the Success or Failure of Dreams
- Vayeishev for Teens: Shabbat Sha-raps
- Growing Up as the Favorite Son
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Listen to Rabbi Rick Jacobs discuss Parashat Vayeishev in these episodes of his podcast, On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah.
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Ten Minutes of Torah: Vayeishev Commentary
When Faithfulness Goes Underground
By: Rabbi Lea Mühlstein
The Bible traces Joseph's descent from privilege to captivity. In Parashat Vayeishev, he first appears as a dreamer and a favourite son - confident, even boastful, in his father's love and in his own visions.
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