Parashat miketz opens with joseph languishing in prison and ends with him being the viceroy of egypt. Jtss extensive online torah resources reflect todays most compelling conversations, research, and teaching from leaders in jewish studyall available for learners around the world to explore and enjoy. During most years, the shabbat of parshat mikeitz coincides with the festival of chanukah. In parashat miketz, the seven good years of pharaohs dreams have passed and we are now in the seven lean years. The reading for the second day of passover, leviticus 22. Lesson on parasha summary miketz an overview of the torah portion by rabbi stewart weiss. Something extraordinary happens between last weeks parsha and this weeks. Order now uk order now row, except uscanada out in the uscanada on 1st september 2020. On the first day of passover we read from the book of exodus 12. Yoseph is appointed viceroy over egypt, and puts into effect the plan that he had outlined to pharaoh. Articles on the weekly torah portion, parsha, from beginner to advanced levels. This page collects sermons, torah commentary, and other resources related to a. Weekly torah portion for december 16th, 2017 parashat miketz. Joseph interprets a couple of royal dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers through the wringer, does some magic tricks with a silver goblet, and takes benjamin hostage but its all part of a vast cosmic plan.
The hebrew torah written in the english alphabet to aid english readers and those who are learning hebrew. Joseph has been in prison in egypt on a bogus rape charge. For miketz to fall after chanukah, three events have to coincide. For, me one part of genesis that especially stands out is parashat mikeitz. Joseph interprets correctly the dream of pharaohs jailed chief butler and baker. Torah commentary, and other resources related to a particular torah portion or holiday. Parshat vayikra opens a new book of the torah, the book of leviticus a book which is quite different in tone from the rest of the torah. Parashat miketz opens with pharaoh plagued by two disturbing dreams pregnant with meaning. Pastoral parsha is a weekly torah podcast where dr. Joseph interprets a couple of royal dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers through the wringer, does some magic tricks with a silver goblet, and takes benjamin hostage but its all part of a vast cosmic plan miketz parshah weekly torah portion. Josephs meteoric rise from prisoner to ruler, provides us with a number of important messages about mentorship and trusting your decisions. Related videos understanding the meaning of miketz. The medrash rabbah relates these words to a pasuk in iyov ketz sam lchoshech he put an end to the darkness iyov 28. Joseph interprets the dreams to mean that seven years of plenty will be followed by seven years of hunger, and advises pharaoh to store grain during the plentiful years.
He wants to extend that blessing to the viscerally evil esav, who nevertheless always has acted with the utmost respect for his father. His faith was not in the words that he spoke, but rather in the way he lived. Sociologist tobin belzer brings us inside the brain of the great dream interpreter. After the personal narratives of the book of genesis and the epic national story of the book of exodus, the book of leviticus opens with the laws of sacrifices. But there seems to be a more simple connection as well josephs attitude toward his success. Welcome to leviticus in hebrew, the book of vayikra.
An introduction to parashat miketz 5781 dov lerea the. Miketz, occurring in the torah portion sequence ten weeks after simchat torah, is a hopeful parsha to read at chanukah. Dec 16, 2020 in their book, the metaphors we live by. I was pleased to record this torah commentary for our jewish federation of greater metrowest community.
According to talmudic tradition, the dream occurred on rosh hashanah, the new year rosh hashanah 10b, end. Miketz at the conclusion congregation shema yisrael. Joseph interprets pharaohs two dreams and predicts seven years of prosperity. From cows to corn, this story is full of enigmatic clues to whats up in egypt. If you are an artist contribute something or reserve a spot for our live broadcast coming soon. Miketz or mikeitz is the tenth weekly torah portion. Hebrew for at the end, the 2nd word, and first distinctive word of the parashah is the tenth weekly torah portion. The story of jacob and joseph is one thread of a complex weave of. The parasha for this week is entitled miketz, meaning at the conclusion and covers genesis 41. The portion, miketz at the end, begins with pharaohs dream about seven healthy and wellfed looking cows coming up from the nile, followed by seven meager and malnourished looking cows. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content. In parashat miketz, the masterful joseph, hashalit al haaretz the sovereign of the land engages in a series of tests of his brothers honesty. The butler returns to his job but does not keep his promise to tell the pharaoh about joseph.
Also at stake is the resilience of their father jacobs legacies. Rosh hashana must fall on a shabbat, and both the months of cheshvan and kislev must have only 29 days. Parshat miketz the jewish childrens learning network. December 19, 2014 by lilly kaufman commentary miketz. The story of jacob and joseph is one thread of a complex weave of fatherson relationships stretching through the book of genesis. Pharaoh should seek out a man, understanding and wise, and appoint him. We already heard the start of gods instructions for how to construct the mishkan, and this parsha focuses on other aspects of the mishkan, though not on the. Hebrew for command, the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah is the 25th weekly torah portion. Michelle friedman, chair of pastoral counseling at yeshivat chovevei torah, and hody nemes, 3rd year rabbinical student at yct, explore psychological insights gleaned from the torah portion of the week. By tobin belzer parshat miketz is positively dreamy.
Read on 19 december 2020 4 tevet 5781 in the diaspora. Rabbi jacob staub discusses parashat miketz with shmuel rosner of th. Last week in parshat vayeshev, the fourthborn judah convinces his brothers to sell joseph into slavery rather than killing him, a plan to which they readily agree. Through my articles and blog i have informed many regarding the regathering of the 10 lost tribes of the house of israel via judgement. This page contains a link to every dvar torah ive written since 2003 at least, every one to which i can currently dig up a working link, sorted by parsha as an fyi. How the five books of moses are divided up into weekly portions. Some say that it was the year that isaac died yovloth 40. By nancy reuben greenfield my jewish learning is a notforprofit and relies on your help. It concerns dreams and their interpretations, and how they impact our lives. The tenth reading from the book of genesis is named miketz, which means the end. Dec 11, 2015 parashat vayishlach diminishing the divine parashat vayetze a paucity of angels as someone who believes neither in people nor in their tools nor in what his eyes see, joseph identifies in pharaohs dream, in this weeks torah portion, miketz genesis 41.
Jews read parashat miketz on the tenth sabbath after simchat torah, generally in december, or rarely in late november or early january. In parshat toldot, we encounter the remarkable event described in genesis 27, as yitzhak prepares in blindness to confer an eternal blessing on one of his twin sons. This is a work in progress and will be finished asap, iyh. This year it is read after the end of the festival. In the opening words of this weeks parsha, we find yosef suffering through a traumatic period in his life languishing in the prison of pharoh. The story of joseph is one of those rare narratives in tanach in which a jew israelitehebrew comes to. Parashat bemidbarin the wilderness opens the fourth book of the torah and gives us a record of gods word to moses in the wilderness of sinai, in the tent of meeting num. Commentary on parashat miketz from the end kehila news israel.
Miketz at the end parsha weekly torah portion kabbalah blog. Now i will write about parashat miketz, with these thoughts in mind. Rabbi jacob staub discusses parashat miketz with shmuel rosner of the. Plunge into the wild world of biblical sacrifice with the spiritual insight of rachel kohl finegold, whose clear and inspiring explanation of animal sacrifice brings all the gory details to life. Parashat bo commentary 2 parashat bo commentary 2 parshat bo this weeks parsha is one of the three or four torah portions most central to the jewish narrative. The parashah tells of josephs interpretation of pharaohs dreams, josephs rise to power in egypt, and josephs testing of. At this point in the story, the brothers memory of throwing their brother joseph into the pit has receded into the deep recesses of their minds. Reading genesis takes us on a journey through the stories of abraham, isaac, and jacob, where we witness the birth of the future 12 tribes of israel. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. Aug 28, 2017 free coloring page for parashat miketz for kids.
The parsha for this week is entitled miketz, meaning at the conclusion and covers genesis 41. All about the famous biblical dreamer who inspired. He was standing near the nile, when suddenly seven handsome, healthylooking cows emerged from the nile, and grazed in the marsh grass. Parashat miketz opens with pharaoh experiencing two very strange dreams. Divrei torah, inspiration, ethics and stories for all ages. Summary joseph interprets pharaohs dreams and is appointed to implement egypts antifamine plan, which brings him into contact with his brothers again. The extent of yosephs brilliance will first be revealed in next weeks parsha. He marries the daughter of potiphar the daughter of dina and has two sons, menashe and ephrayim. Dec 26, 2008 this weeks torah reading speaks of the dark side of our peoples journey as we read of the descent of jacobs sons into egypt.
An introduction to parashat miketz 5781 dov lerea the blogs. In the first dream he is standing by the nile river and he sees 7 fat cows exit the water followed by 7 thin cows. The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, now it happened at the end of two full years that pharaoh had a dream genesis 41. In parshat chayeh sarah, avraham avinu is confronted with the responsibility to find his son a wife. Josephs imprisonment finally ends when pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows that are swallowed up by seven lean cows, and of seven fat ears of grain swallowed by seven lean ears. Here are some miketz creations we collected online. Turning to his major domo, the canaanite slave eliezer, in whom he has entrusted supervision over all that he has, avraham sends him on a journey into history with these words. He has had two dreamsone in which he sees seven fat cows swallowed by seven skinny cows, and one in which seven fat ears of grain are swallowed by seven lean earsand he wants to understand what they mean. The three torah sections vayeishev, mikeitz and vayigash that relate the story of. Seven perfect, healthy ears of grain grow on a stalk. Pharaoh according to tradition, this occurred in the year 2230 1532 b. In the jewish tradition, reading of the torah follows a calendar cycle, with a specific portion assigned each week. For parashat miketz by messianic torah 12162017 miketz gen 41. Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of canaan in whose midst i reside.
Read on 4 december 2021 30 kislev 5782 in the diaspora. Another deathbed scene the torah is a book of laws, 248 positive mitzvot and 365 negative commandments that set. This weeks torah portion parsha of the week aleph beta. This weeks torah portion dec dec 19, 2020 27 kislev 4 tevet, 5781. Absurd contracts for an absurd world workman publishing, 2003, a legal humor book, and i will sing life. Parsha site for the latest torah portion commentary mp3 podcast. Visit each week and see the new creations we have found or have been sent in based on the parsha. Miketz at the end pharaoh, the king of egypt, is frustrated.
Mar 27, 2021 we begin the book of bereishit with the amazing creation of the world. In parshat miketz, pharaoh has two dreams, and joseph is able to interpret them both. When the people criy out for bread, they are told to go see joseph. These weekly portions, read aloud in synagogues around the world, have been subject to interpretation and commentary for centuries. Parashat miketz how to be a successful mentor rabbi lewin.
But the reason that god is gathering israel is so that they can be a light unto the nations. Dec, 2012 at the beginning of the parsha, the pasuk says, miketz shnatayim yamim at the end of two years bereishis 31. It also gives me a chance to reread some endlessly fascinating tales. Dec 18, 2014 positioned as the central episode of the joseph narrative, parashat miketz can be translated at the end.
The torah portion miketz almost always falls during the week of chanukah. We read about sibling rivalry, deceit, betrayal and love affairs all provoking questions that apply to our lives today. At press time, god could not be reached for comment. The country is in the midst of a famine, but thanks to the foresight of josephs dream, grain has been stashed away. A few short years earlier, he was basking in the affection of his father and living in tranquility. For more on the meaning of the mishkantabernacle, read our terumah summary. Commentary on parashat miketz the daily roundtable. Hence, tens and tens of commentaries have established links and hints between miketz and chanukah. Like all books of the torah, our relationship with genesis grows deeper each year wh. Joseph interprets a couple of royal dreams, goes from the dungeon to the throne, puts his ten brothers through the wringer. In the book of genesis, parashat vayeira has the most words, and parashiyot noach and vayishlach have the most verses. You are the light of the world by yehuda bachana the teachings of messiah yeshua in a jewish co.
May your chanukkah be filled with the inner lights of miracle. Like all books of the torah, our relationship with genesis grows deeper each year when we encounter it anew. It is an enigmatic title, since this parasha does not in fact conclude the story of a man who lives 110 years. The story makes you wonder if this was some great coincidence. Parshat tetzaveh is a continuation of the themes that began in parshat terumah. Preorder here sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. It is also a biblical type scene of deception, which details an astonishing sequence of dramatic moments, as the parsha balances the hebrew word shever usually translated as grain, food with. Later, having unwittingly impregnated his daughterinlaw tamar, he shows himself capable of reflection and growth. The weekly hufftorah portion is an overview of the torah reading of the week and includes links to additional resources for study and discussion. In a second dream, pharaoh sees seven plump and wholesome looking ears of grain. Torah reading, haftarah, links to audio and commentary. Dvar torah rabbi jacob staub discusses parashat miketz.
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