Thursday, December 17, 2009

Vayeshev

Genesis 37:1 - 40:23

Enough Blame to Go Around  Ismar Schorsch,  Jewish Theological Seminary.  Despite the best efforts of his family to thwart them, Joseph’s youthful dreams will not be denied. This much is known from the start, but the drama, with its startling twists of character and fortune, is all in the telling.  SAVE

The Master of Dreams  Hillel J. Chiel,  Tradition.  From this week’s reading until the end of Genesis, the dominating theme is: who among the sons of Jacob shall lead the emerging nation of Israel? Taken together with Joseph’s view of his brothers after they sold him into slavery, his dreams are a key to interpreting the unfolding narrative.  SAVE

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