Generally, people associate the name, Joseph, with a technicolour coat. In fact, it was somewhat plain in appearance, but did have amazing and magical properties. It had been handed down…
Trusting in Hashem does not mean to sit back and wait for good things to happen. Yosef relied on the butler to intercede with Pharoah on his behalf. Being a…
Yosef is described as a ‘handsome’ man, referring to his inner beauty. By evolving your inner qualities, you leverage your capacity to influence the world for the better
Joseph has two dreams in one night – one mundane and the other is heavenly. We too live lives separated neatly into two compartments. The ideal is to synthesize these…
The first words of this week’s Parsha, VaYeishev Yaakov, “and Yaakov settled in”, suggests a period of tranquility – a settling in after years of upheaval in his life. Yet…
Dreams reflect a higher reality. But only when we lead meaningful lives do we experience those higher truths. Joseph was an evolved soul. Hence his dreams prophetically foretold his leadership…
Pharaoh celebrates his birthday with a party and pardons his chief butler. The Torah is a book of theology, philosophy, psycho-spirituality – why bother with birthdays, and of Pharaoh no…
In this Sedra we begin reading about dreams — Josef’s dreams. Dreaming is a truly spiritual state. When we are asleep our soul rises to higher states of consciousness, substantially…
