:מקץ (Genesis 41-44:17)
Joseph’s abilities as a dream interpreter eventually landed him a job as a high Egyptian official in charge of grain supplies. Meanwhile his family in Canaan had begun to feel the effects of the predicted famine, so Jacob sent a …
וישב (Genesis 37-40)
A strange story circulated about one part of this week’s parashah, the story of Joseph’s encounter with Potiphar’s wife. According to the Torah, the wife of Potiphar (she is otherwise nameless), is obsessed with Joseph, the handsome young slave whom …