For full text in English and Hebrew click here: Genesis 41:1-44:17
In this Torah portion, Pharaoh has two troubling dreams. At the suggestion of his baker, who remembers Joseph from prison, Pharaoh brings Joseph to interpret the dreams. Pharaoh is so impressed by Joseph that he makes him his adviser. There is a famine, and Jacob sends his sons, minus Benjamin, to Egypt to buy food. They do not recognize Joseph when they meet him. Joseph tests his brothers by accusing them of being spies. Joseph arrests Simeon and demands the brothers bring Benjamin to Egypt to prove they are not spies. When Benjamin arrives, Joseph puts a goblet in Benjamin’s bag and accuses him of stealing it.
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 As a test, Joseph accuses Benjamin of stealing a goblet. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Kindness in Disguise Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Hillel
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Joseph’s Response to Hunger Adina Gerver, AJWS
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| Don’t Just Stand There Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger, KOLEL
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Limitations of Self-Denial Rabbi Dorothy Richman, AJWS
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| Creating Family Peace Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum, URJ
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Connecting With Others Guy Izhak Austrian, AJWS
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| Descending and Ascending Rabbi Adam Greenwald
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Benevolent Dictatorship? Rabbi Justin David, socialaction.com
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| The Song of the Land Rabbi Shaul Judelman, Canfei Nesharim
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| Two Kinds of Intelligence Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University
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Interpreting From the Outside Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships |
| Real Men Cry Shuly Schwartz, Jewish Theological Seminary
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Nourishing Others Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism |
| Deeper Meaning of a Name Rabbi Chaim Landau, Orthodox Union |
Meeting the Faces of Need Jennifer Rosenberg, UJA-Federation of New York
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Family and Fun
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Healing & Transformation Suzanne Singer, Women of Reform Judaism
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Torah Topics for Today
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| Self-Esteem Torah Topics for Today |
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| Moving Beyond Denial Torah Topics for Today |
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Haftarah
Pronounced: hahf-TOErah or hahf-TOE-ruh, Origin: Hebrew, a selection from one of the biblical books of the Prophets that is read in synagogue immediately following the Torah reading.
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Shabbat
Pronounced: shuh-BAHT or shah-BAHT, Origin: Hebrew, the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
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Torah
Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
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