Continuation of the previous dvar Torah with the approach of Hushim ben Dan and his symbolic spot in the messianic era.
Looking at the different approaches to the missing 70th Jewish soul. The approaches of Yocheved, Serach, and Hashem.
Understanding Yaakov’s response to Paroah and the difficult 130 years.
Learning from the physical agalot.
The different approaches to the hint Yosef sent to his father with the agalot, from the Rishonim to the Mekubalim.
The hint to Eisav, in the great joy that Yosef is still alive.
The meaning behind the word Miketz and Hashem’s manipulation of Paroah to achieve our destiny.
A look at Yosef’s thought process behind requiring a circumcision for Egyptian men and the echo of the Shechem story.
An in depth look at the numerous approaches to why Yosef commanded the Egyptians to circumcise themselves.
A few opinions regarding why the Torah only mentions now the screams of Yosef when he was thrown into the pit decades earlier.
A look into the mesirut nefesh of the Hashmonaim, the kad (24) of shemen, the 25th of kislev and its connection to the Akeidat Yitzhak and the Shema.
A fun idea for why we eat fried mezonot on Hanukkah.
The Abir Yaakov illuminates the verses of the wine butler and baker’s dreams to explain Yosef’s differing interpretations.
A beautiful remez to Rachel in the dream.
Classic approaches to the mysterious moon in Yosef’s dreams culminating in the hidush of the Shvilei Pinchas.
The special sign from Hashem to Yosef and the hope when Yishmael is lacking petroleum.
A look at the end of days prophecy in Zecharia through the prism of the previous dvar Torah on Yishmael and a positive hope for our hostages.
An in depth, mystical look at the symbols of Yishmael, the water, snakes, scorpions, and more as they contrast with Eisav’s symbols. With the background a deeper understanding of Yosef being thrown into the pit is discovered.
Yaakov’s vertical desire throughout his life when contrasted to Eisav.
A look at Yishmael’s deeper desire for Israel when compared to Eisav.