Posts Tagged: Mikketz
Parshat Mikketz: Talking to Non-Jews About God
The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in the Tanach in which a Jew comes to play a prominent part in a...
Jews and Economics
We know that Jews have won a disproportionate number of Nobel Prizes -- more than 20% -- for a group that represents 0.2 per cent of the world's...
Our Lives Are God’s Will — and Our Own
It was Joseph’s first real attempt to take his fate into his own hands -- and it failed. Or so it seemed. Consider the story so far, as...
How to Wait Without Despair
Something extraordinary happens between last week’s parsha and this week’s. It is almost as if the pause of a week between them were itself part...
The Difference Between Appearance and Reality
Finally after 22 years and many twists and turns, Joseph and his brothers meet. We sense the drama of the moment. The last time they...
