Dreams
- 5784, Benjamin, Bereshit, Dreams, Egypt, Family, Famine, Genesis, Goshen, Jacob, Joseph, Parsha, Pesach, Slavery, Vayigash
Goshen-ward
We move from dreaming in the last parsha to the fulfillment of Joseph’s dream to have his family together again in Parashat Vayigash. At least – this seems to be a narrative juxtaposition…
- 5784, Adrienne Cooper, Bereshit, Collaboration, Collective, Creativity, Dreaming in Yiddish, Dreams, Genesis, Interpretation, Joseph, Kohenet, Miketz, Parsha, Pharaoh, Yiddish, Yiddish New York
Dreamland
In the midst of a busy month, Bereshit ran ahead and I’m only now chasing down the parshiyot about which I have not yet written. Last week I was at a stellar week-long…
- Bereshit, Brothers, Chanukah, Dreams, Egypt, Generations, Interpretation, Jacob, Jail, Joseph, Komps Kaos, Leaders, Light, Menorah, Parsha, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Slavery, Thanksgiving, Vayeishev
Stars in Your Eyes
Dreamers – Joseph seems to represent this wide-ranging group. Some dreamers are visionary – they provide us with new ideas and take us where we need to go. Joseph does this for Pharaoh…
- Academia, Archaeology, Bible, Creativity, Dreams, Family, Friends, Haifa, Homeland, HUC, Israel, Jerusalem, Midrash, Mishnah, PhD, Talmud, Tel Aviv, Tel Dan, Tel Gezer, Travel
Back to the Land
A short update from a long year (hence the void of posts – sometime I will get through a full Torah cycle): In a week, I will have completed my Ph.D. coursework. How…
- Benjamin, Bereshit, Chanukah, Dreams, Egypt, Family, Famine, Jacob, Joseph, Light, Maccabees, Menorah, Miketz, New Year, Parsha, Pharaoh, Prison, Trials
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out!
This is the week of our Chanukah celebration. Each night we lit candles and remembered the story of the Maccabees. This strong family served as a light for our people. The first book…
- Bereshit, Chanukah, Chanumas, Christmas, Dreams, Dreidel, Egypt, Genealogy, Generations, Jacob, Joseph, Judah, Light, Menorah, Parsha, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Prison, Tamar, Vayeishev
A Trustworthy Light
This week our family enjoyed celebrating the festivals of light together. We shared the timeless stories of the Bible (including the apocryphal books of Maccabees), we lit the menorah, spun dreidels, watched videos,…
- Bereshit, Bethel, Bilhah, Dreams, Esau, Jacob, Leah, Matriarchs, Parsha, Patriarchs, Presence, Rachel, Staircase, Tribe, Vayetzei, Zilpah
A Divine Presence
This week, Cincinnati got pretty cold. The weather experts say there’s a polar vortex moving through three quarters of the United States this week – well, I can tell. I’m bundling up on…
- Chanukah, Descendants, Dreams, Dreidel, Egypt, Goshen, Hanukkiah, History, Hope, Joseph, Light, Maccabees, Menorah, Miracles, Parsha, Rulers, Strength, Temple, Vayeishev, Victory
Yes, That Coat Would Be Amazing in Technicolor at the Chanukah Party!
We must have learned all we need to about Jacob (save for his participation in the Joseph novella), because Parsha Va-yeishev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) is concerned with introducing us to Rachel’s first son, Joseph.…
- Altar, Bethel, Covenant, Descendants, Dreams, Esau, Gilead, Inheritance, Israelites, Jacob, Laban, Leah, Matriarchs, Parsha, Patriarchs, Rachel, Shepherd, Tribe, Vayetzei
Family Feuds
The third of our patriarchs, Jacob, produces some of the best drama in the narratives of Genesis! This week’s parsha, Va-yetzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3) moves the reader from a story of love and strength…
