Light from the Future: Parshas Miketz

1. Miketz – A Dream Come True The aspiration that Jews had — and continue to have — for thousands of years, to realize the final and complete Redemption at the hands of Moshiach,…
2. Miketz – Are You Prepared? We must constantly be thinking of the goal, of preparing ourselves for the future Redemption. On the other hand, we must not let our yearning for the…
3. Miketz – Chanukah in Egypt? We must yearn for the future when G-d’s light, the infinite G-dly light created on the first day of creation that enables us to see from one end of…
4. Miketz – Dream or Reality? The goal of Chanukah lights is to so inundate the “outside” with G-dly light that the perfunctory nature of our spiritual lives ceases to be so and we…
5. Miketz – Drive Carefully When Jacob heard the conviction and certainty in Yehudah’s voice, he detected the spirit of Moshiach and knew that Yehudah would succeed in the…
6. Miketz – Free at Last and the Last Day of Chanukah Joseph’s name implies three dimensions of increasing:: The first is not staying in one place. The second is that one must create a process that has…
7. Miketz – Geulah Within Galus We have been told that we are on the very threshold of Geulah. And yet, we have seen examples of the process seemingly placed on hold. We should not…
8. Miketz – “I Have a Dream” Lest we think that the process of Redemption will negate everything we stood for in the days of exile, this week’s Torah portion informs us that the…
9. Miketz – Judah and Judah The name Jew derives from the word Judah. This implies that every one of us has the responsibility to demonstrate awareness of their uniqueness, their…
10. Miketz – Pharaoh’s Menorah The main objection of the Syrian Greeks to Judaism was not its culture and literature, but the underlying premise that it all stemmed from one G-d.…
11. Miketz – Sensitivity and Behavior Even when we must employ harsh measures in disciplining the other, we cannot let that cloud our feelings. A judge must walk a tight-rope in rendering…
12. Miketz – Sing Along with Israel Jewish music in general, and the melodies that are associated with prayer and the praises of G-d, in particular, possess an uncanny ability to get us…
13. Miketz – Spin Your Dreams The way one interprets the dream is the way it materializes. By Joseph giving a positive “spin” to the butler’s dream, it actually became a positive…
14. Miketz – Standing on the River Joseph exposed the truth about many of the world’s isms that claim altruism and purport to raise us to higher levels. In truth the people behind these…
15. Miketz – Ten to Discover the One On the surface there is nothing more reprehensible than exile. But when we dig deeper and excavate until we reach its inner core, there is a hidden…
16. Miketz – The Distant Closeness of the Threshold Era Joseph, after careful thought, decides to control his emotions and act the way he was convinced G-d wanted him to. He would use “tough love” and be…
17. Miketz – The End (2) Our Sages also inform us that even after the “End of Days,” in the Messianic Age, when all other Holidays will no longer be significant, Chanukah will…
18. Miketz – The End By Joseph rising to power and providing for the needs of the world, Joseph endeavored to sow the spiritual seeds that would give the entire world its…
19. Miketz – The Twelve Seven Sons of Jacob and the Seven Branches of the Menorah Joseph was attempting to light the souls of his brothers. y exposing them to their ordeal he was removing the crust that dimmed the spark of goodness…
20. Miketz – Two Dreams Are Better Than One When we review the behavior of the Maccabees we see how their action was brazen. There was no logical basis for them to start a rebellion against…
21. Miketz – Wake Up and Open Your Eyes! We are living in the most opportune time for the Jewish people. The Jewish people enjoy as much freedom as they have today in virtually every country…

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