Joseph hid three treasures in Egypt. One was revealed to Korach, one to {the Roman Emperor] Antoninus, and one is hidden away for the righteous in the world to come (Pesachim 119a) Joseph did not keep the treasures for himself
I quickly fell asleep on the first morning of Shavuot. I was exhausted and exhilarated. I only wanted a few hours of sleep, but a constant and rhythmic “eep,” wouldn’t let me sleep. I first hazily thought it was an insect playing its nightly mating...
The architect Adolf Loos, wrote a story in 1900 entitled, “The Story of A Poor Rich Man.” In it, a wealthy man calls on a famous architect, telling him, “Bring art into my home, regardless of the expense.” The architect hastens to renovate the apartment of...
The sale of Joseph was a boon for him, for it caused him to reign. It was also a boon for his brothers and for his father’s entire household, because [it enabled Joseph to] sustain them during the years of famine (Bamidbar Rabbah 13:18).
The reason that the Holy One, Blessed is He, waited until the third month, Sivan, to give the Torah, was in order for the Children of Israel to completely separate themselves from the past. “Pirud,” or separation, happens