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In this week\u2019s study, Parashat Miketz (Bereshit \/ Genesis 41:1-44:17<\/em><\/span>), Pharaoh has two dreams that deeply disturb him and he seeks a man who can interpret his dreams (41:1-13<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 Pharaoh calls for Yoseph (Joseph) and asks him to interpret the dream.\u00a0 Yoseph replies \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4<\/em><\/span> saying \u201cIt is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span> Note here that Yoseph says that only God can give an answer of Shalom (\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd<\/em><\/span>, peace) and then Yoseph gives Pharaoh the interpretation from God (41:16-38<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 As a result, Pharaoh places all the power of Mitzrayim (Egypt) into Yoseph\u2019s hands (41:39-46<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 The seven years of plenty come and Yoseph stores away the grain (41:46-53<\/em><\/span>) then the seven years of famine comes and everyone buys food from Yoseph (41:54-42:6<\/em><\/span>) including his brothers.\u00a0 Yoseph recognizes his brothers and tests them and accuses them of being spies (42:7-15<\/em><\/span>) and places them in jail for 3 days.\u00a0 Yoseph keeps Simeon and allows the other brothers to return home to fetch their brother Benjamin (42:16-38<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 This week\u2019s Parashah ends with the brothers returning to Mitzrayim with Benjamin, they speak to Yoseph and retrieve their brother Simeon, have dinner, and begin making their journey back home with more grain (43:1-34<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 Yoseph tricks them placing his silver cup in Benjamin\u2019s sack of grain (44:1-17<\/em><\/span>).\u00a0 When the brothers returned to bring their brother Benjamin to Mitzrayim they grieved their father Yisrael (Yaakov) and Yaakov prays to the God of his father Yitzchak (Isaac) and Avraham.\u00a0 As Yisrael sends his children back to Mitzrayim (Egypt) he prays for his children saying \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b9\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> calling upon the name of God as \u201cEl Shaddai\u201d (\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9<\/span>) recognizing the all sufficiency of God.\u00a0 Today, do we recognize God as \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9<\/span> in our lives like we should? \u00a0 Read More here. <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n In this week’s study, Parashat Miketz (Bereshit \/ Genesis 41:1-44:17), Pharaoh has two dreams that deeply disturb him and he seeks a man who can interpret his dreams (41:1-13). 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