Miketz

Genesis 41:1-44:17

In this Torah portion, Pharaoh has two dreams. His baker remembers Joseph from prison, and Pharaoh brings Joseph to interpret the dreams. Pharaoh is so impressed by Joseph that he makes him his advisor. There is a famine, and Jacob sends his sons, minus Benjamin, to Egypt to buy food. They do not recognize Joseph when they meet him. Joseph tests his brothers by accusing them of being spies. Joseph arrests Simeon and demands the brothers bring Benjamin to Egypt to prove they are not spies. When Benjamin arrives, Joseph puts a goblet in Benjamin's bag and accuses him of stealing it.

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As a test, Joseph accuses Benjamin of stealing a goblet.

Text Studies	Social Action and Environmentalism
Kindness in Disguise Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Hillel	Joseph's Response to Hunger Adina Gerver, AJWS
Don't Just Stand There Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger, KOLEL	Limitations of Self-Denial Rabbi Dorothy Richman, AJWS
Creating Family Peace Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum, URJ	Connecting With Others Guy Izhak Austrian, AJWS
	Benevolent Dictatorship? Rabbi Justin David, socialaction.com
	The Song of the Land Rabbi Shaul Judelman, Canfei Nesharim
From the Denominations	Pluralism and Outreach
Two Kinds of Intelligence Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University	Interpreting From the Outside Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships
Real Men Cry Shuly Schwartz, Jewish Theological Seminary	Nourishing Others Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative
Deeper Meaning of a Name Rabbi Chaim Landau, Orthodox Union	Meeting the Faces of Need Jennifer Rosenberg, UJA-Federation of New York
Family and Fun	Healing & Transformation Suzanne Singer, Women of Reform Judaism
Parashat Miketz Quiz Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Parashat Miketz for Families Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies