Parashat miketz

Parashat Miketz: Joseph, the master of ‘provention’

The Torah reminds us of a slower tempo. That cadence can enhance our ability to act more long term and proactively, as we face so many dilemmas, to be more like Joseph and practice “provention.”

 An illustrative image of farming in Israel.
 ‘MENORAH CYCLE,’ acrylic with gold leaf on canvas, 130 x 100 cm., 2018-2020.

Parashat Miketz: At the end of darkness

 CHILDREN RECEIVE their first siddur upon graduation from Talmud Torah, in Petah Tikva.

Parashat Miketz: To whom are we praying?

 EGYPTIAN GOD: The banks of the River Nile, host to the Pyramids of Giza, 1900.

Parashat Miketz: Dependence vs obligation


Parashat Miketz: Why is a minyan 10?

Most Jews know the institution of the minyan as a pillar within Judaism, but few know why 10. While the answer is 10 people, the reason behind why 10 is varied.

 CRACK IN everything: Tsar Bell at the Kremlin, Moscow, 1991.

Parashat Miketz: All things dark and bright

Judaism is not binary – it does not teach that there are forces of light and darkness that are wholly separate and distinct. Rather, there is an interdependence and an intertwining.

 Josephs Dream, as in Genesis 37:9–10, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible.

Parashat Miketz: A story about fate

God presents us time and time again with the choice of acting correctly, with honesty and integrity, or acting immorally.

 Rembrandt - Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife

Parashat Miketz: From the darkest night

The days of Hanukkah are the darkest of the year

Hanukkah images are displayed on the walls of the Old City in Jerusalem

Parashat Naso: The key to God's blessing

Parasha of the week.

Flying kites in Israel

Finding comfort in a divine detour

At the end of last week’s parasha, we read of the Torah’s ideal: the Jewish people secure in its homeland, faithfully celebrating the Festival of Freedom.

Illustration by Darius Gilmont, from the German-language ‘Torah for Children,’ published by Ariella Books, Berlin