Joseph
Dreamers do not cease to dream in prison. Nor when they lead the world economy.
One of the most dramatic and spiritual characters, Joseph embodies the journey of our lives. A child with dreams of a perfect world leads to sibling rivalry. Sold into bondage by his own brothers, Joseph lands in an Egyptian prison when he repels the advances of his bosses. There, the dreamer interprets dreams and rises to pharaoh’s viceroy. Joseph innovates economic systems to ensure Egyptian sustainability. Joseph fathers two sons, Menasha and Ephraim. When the world is faced with devastating famine, a global recession, financially secure Egypt becomes the world’s wealthiest and most powerful state. When his family is forced to Egypt due to the famine, Joseph is reunited with his siblings and father. Joseph passes away, his bones destined to rise to the Promised Land with the exodus.
Vayechi: Do our Shadows have Substance?
Embracing the duality of life in both its light and dark dimensions may not lead to nirvana, but will allow one to peacefully navigate the dynamic waters.
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Vayigash: Faith and Reason
An examination of the apparent dichotomy between faith and reason in the modern world, and a realistic perspective of these two forces from a Biblical perspective.
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Vayigash: WYSINWYG
The story of Joseph, who went from slave to Pharaoh’s top adviser and governor, expresses a powerful truth about destiny and human value.
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Vayigash: The Three Brothers
What the soul achieves in this world is the ability to truly fly; the ability to soar into other dimensions and even beyond heaven itself.
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Vayigash: 2009
No matter what happens this year, whatever up and downs will be coming our way, your destiny will be shaped by your attitudes; you will experience exactly what you allow yourself to experience.
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Dreamworld: Joseph’s Dreams
What Joseph’s dreams teach us about the nature of reality. Based on a talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
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Vayigash: Can Capitalism Survive without a Soul?
We must balance our economy of consumption with higher values. Let us learn from Joseph how to reclaim our mission statement: What are we? Who are we? What is this company called America?
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Few and Deficient
Jacob teaches us what it means to lead a righteous life; a life of purpose, altruism and compassion.
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The Wealth of Nations
Discover how every object, force and phenomenon in existence has a spark of G-dliness within it. Learn to hasten a personal and universal redemption.
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Joseph’s Calf
Jacob and Joseph teach us about our responsibility for things that are in our control and even that which happens outside of our control.
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A Shepherd in Egypt
Gain insights in to why a person needs aspects of both Joseph and Judah, in order to balance spiritual tradition with new worldliness.
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The Prostration of the Shepherds
For the first 200 years of Jewish history, the credo of the shepherd held sway; then came the sovereignty of their very different brother, Joseph.
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Massacre in San Bernardino
What can we do about the massacre in San Bernardino? Joseph’s clash with his brothers teaches us how to repair and heal the world. We must begin by repairing ourselves and integrating faith in our actions.
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A Lunch to Remember
Jacob’s battle with the angel imbues us with the power to fight and win our battles, until we reveal the ultimate light of personal and global redemption.
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Peace at Home: The Key to World Peace
Joseph’s clash with his brothers teaches us how to repair and heal the world. We must begin by repairing ourselves and integrating faith in our actions.
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Back to the Tzimtzum
The reality that we live with seems harsh because the world was created dark, but everything in this world has a higher purpose that we can’t see.
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Can You Change Your Destiny?
Learn from Jacobs blessings the method to writing the script of your own life, and transcending even the parts of your life that are not in your control.
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The Elusive Secret of Family Harmony: When Eleven Brothers Turned on One
Jealousy, betrayal, sibling rivalry… Just how far can it go? In this week’s Torah Portion, Vayeishev, Jospeh is sold into slavery by his eleven brothers. Eleven brothers who – instead of loving him unconditionally and having his back – are so overcome with bitterness toward him that they want him dead, gone from their lives for good. How does this happen?
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Fighting Apathy: Preparing in the Years of Plenty for the Years of Famine
Often, we get stuck in the here and now – trying our best to simply survive or live in the moment, and not being able to see the forest from the trees. How do we find the resolve and passion to look ahead, to see a future that is a direct result of our current actions and beliefs? Can we shift our mindset to see the bigger picture and actualize it in our daily lives?
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A Family Reunion: What Joseph Teaches Us About Forgiveness
Essentially, Joseph’s initial tragedy was the catalyst that brought the birth of the Jewish people, the giving of the Torah – and all that followed. Imagine if Joseph would’ve chosen to wallow in his grief instead, choosing a path of hopelessness and despair? Where would we all be today? Let us learn from Joseph to take the path toward light instead of darkness, toward growth instead of stagnation.
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Joseph: The Prince of Egypt
Lessons on loyalty and royalty: the journey from pauper to prince
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