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‫ נר לאפרים‬Miketz ‫מקץ‬
CONTENTS
Parsha Word Search
Parsha Sudoku
Parsha Gematria
It All Adds Up
Parsha Math – 12-22
Sheva Kolos – 7 Questions
Torah Teasers
Pictures of the Parsha
Parsha Crossword Puzzle
Answer Sheets
Person Connected to the Parsha - Asnas
The Secret of the Locket
Please Tell Me What the Rebbe Said
Parsha Pizzazz
Parsha Sequencing
Parsha Facts
Yossi & Co.
TORAH (1) Within the word “Kislev”, what is the allusion to the candles we light on
RIDDLE Chanukah?
S (2) Rosh Chodesh, we normally say 'Half' Hallel. Can you name the months where:
When we say full Hallel on Rosh Chodesh?
When we are not permitted to drink wine on Rosh Chodesh?
When we do not say Hallel at all on Rosh Chodesh?

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 ‫‪Parsha Miketz‬‬ ‫נר לאפרים‬

‫ז‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫ק‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א ש‬ ‫י‬
‫ש‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ר‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ת‬ ‫י פ‬ ‫ו‬
‫פ‬ ‫י‬ ‫נ‬ ‫מ‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫א‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ס‬
‫כ‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ף‬
‫י‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ת‬ ‫י‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ד‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ם‬
‫ד‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ם‬ ‫י‬ ‫ס‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬ ‫י‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬
‫ק‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ך‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ן‬
‫ו‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫א‬ ‫ס‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ר‬ ‫מ‬ ‫י‬
‫ת‬ ‫ד‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫ב‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ך‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ג‬ ‫מ‬ ‫מ‬
‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫א‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ם‬ ‫י‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ש‬ ‫י‬
‫ם‬ ‫ף‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ו‬ ‫י‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ש‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬
‫ה‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ש‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ב‬
‫ויפתר‬ ‫אחיו‬ ‫דקות‬ ‫אסנת‬
‫מרכבת‬ ‫יוסף‬ ‫תעשו‬ ‫חלום‬
‫רכיו‬ ‫בנימין‬ ‫מנשה‬ ‫יהודה‬
‫‪Word in the beginning of the Parsha that‬‬
‫‪refers to Chanukah‬‬
 PARSHA SUDOKU
‫פרשת מקץ‬
Place the letters (or image) into each box so that each row across and each
column down and each box-square will contain all the letters (or images).
Remember that each letter or image may appear only once in any row, column,
or box-square
BEGINNERS LEVEL (6 x 6)
‫ו‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ע‬ ‫א‬

‫א‬ ‫נ‬
‫ע‬ ‫ר‬
‫ו‬ ‫א‬
‫ב‬ ‫ר‬
‫ר‬ ‫ע‬
‫ב‬ ‫ר‬

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (9 x 9)
‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬

‫י‬ ‫א‬ ‫ן‬

‫א‬ ‫ט‬
‫ק‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ם‬
‫ם ח ק‬
‫ה‬ ‫ט‬ ‫י‬
‫כ ט ח‬
‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫כ‬
‫א‬ ‫כ‬
‫ט‬ ‫י‬ ‫ה‬
 ‫)‪ADVANCED LEVEL (9 x 9‬‬
‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬

‫ם‬ ‫א‬ ‫ק‬

‫כ ן‬ ‫ח‬
‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ט‬
‫א‬ ‫כ ט ק‬
‫כ‬
‫כ ם ח‬ ‫ה‬
‫כ‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ק‬ ‫י‬
‫א‬ ‫כ ח‬
‫ן‬ ‫א‬ ‫ם‬
‫חלום ‪SAME NUMERICAL VALUE AS‬‬
 PARSHA GEMATRIA

Instructions: Using the key below for the numeric value of each Hebrew letter, determine:
1. On the left side fill in the numeric value of each word taken from a portion of a verse in the Parsha;
then place that value in the blue column.
2. On the right side determine the product of the math operations; then place that value in the tan
column.
3. Then match the numbers from the right side to the left side by drawing a line.

‫ותאכלנה‬ 5+80+200+6+400
‫הפרות‬ 300+2+70
‫רעות‬ 80+200+70+5
‫המראה‬ 5+80+6+400
‫ודקת‬ 6+5+2+200+10+6+400
‫הבשר‬ 6+400+1+20+30+50+5
‫את‬ 510 6+4+100+400
‫שבע‬ 6+10+10+100+90
‫הפרות‬ 5+80+6+400
‫יפת‬ 200+70+6+400
‫המראה‬ 5+40+200+1+5
‫והבריות‬ 1+400
‫וייקץ‬ 5+40+200+1+5
‫פרעה‬ 5+2+300+200
Bonus: __________ Total Gematria value
 ‫( ותאכלנה הפרות רעות המראה ודקת הבשר את שבע הפרות יפת המראה והבריאת וייקץ פרעה‬Bereshis 41,4)
It All Adds Up – Pashas Miketz
Fill in the missing numbers so each row, column, and diagonal each adds up!
• The missing numbers are Hebrew letters valued between 1 and 400.
• The numbers in each row add up to the number at the right of the row.
• The numbers in each column add up to the number at the bottom of the column.
• The numbers in each diagonal line add up the number to the right and above or below the
diagonal.
• Use Hebrew letters to enter the missing numbers.
Bonus: After completion, circle the Hebrew word for how many thin cows in Paroh’s dream.

781

‫ץ‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ז‬ 245

‫ל‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ע‬ ‫י‬ 212

‫מ‬ ‫ש‬ ‫ו‬ 350

‫ו‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ס‬ 74

‫ת‬ ‫ה‬ ‫פ‬ 755

484 104 572 313 163 382

Hebrew Letters’ Numerical Value
‫כך‬ ‫י‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ז‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ב‬ ‫א‬
20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
‫ת‬ ‫ש‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ק‬ ‫צץ‬ ‫פף‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ס‬ ‫נן‬ ‫מם‬ ‫ל‬
400 300 200 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30
 Number of Years That Yosef Was in Prison
Yosef was 18 (2217) upon entering prison
1 Yosef was 30 (2229) when released from prison
2 ‫י"ב‬
Years Yaacov Did Not See Yosef
2
(until nine years after Yosef was released from prison)
‫כ"ב‬ 2
Which of the following concepts are from 12 or are from 22:

________ Number of constellations in the night sky

________ Number of letters in the Alef Bais

________ Number of items created during the six days of creation

________ Number of stones in the Breast Plate (Choshen) of the Cohen Gadol

________ Number that placed their eyes in what was not their’s (example: Sotah,
the original snake, etc.) see Sotah 70b

________ Number of stones placed in the Yarden river by Yehoshua

________ The Menorah in the Bais HaMikdash had this many ornamental cups

________ Number of times the word Ashrei is mentioned in Sefer Tehillim

________ Number of times the word Toldos is written in the Torah

Math Note: 22 is the partition of the number 8
(A partition of a number is a way to count the methods to add numbers to a sum
of that particular number)
The partitions of 8 are listed below:
1. 8 12. 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 22. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
2. 7 + 1 13. 3 + 3 + 2 +1
3. 6 + 2 14. 3 + 3 + 1 + 1
4. 6 + 1 + 1 15. 3 + 2 + 2 + 1
5. 5 + 3 16. 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1
6. 5 + 2 + 1 17. 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
7. 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 18. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2
8. 4 + 4 19. 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1
9. 4 + 3 + 1 20. 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
10. 4 + 2 + 2 21. 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
11. 4 + 2 + 1 + 1
 SHEVA KOLOS
Seven Questions for Seven Aliyos
Parshas Miketz
Intended for use prior to each Aliyah so that a child (or anyone) would pay attention

First Aliyah
What is the Hebrew word “to interpet?”

Second Aliyah
What did Yosef advise Paroh against the seven years of famine?

Third Aliyah
What two pieces of jewelry are mentioned?

Fourth Aliyah
What is the Hebrew for hunger? How many times is that word said?

Fifth Aliyah
In what context are two types of nuts mentioned?

Sixth Aliyah
What is the Hebrew for sack? How many times is that word said?

Seventh Aliyah
How much larger was the portion to Binyamin compared to portion of each brother?
 Parshas Miketz
1. What in this parsha occurs after "two years"? What else in the
book of Genesis occurs after "two years"? (2 answers)

2. Which two pieces of jewelry are in this parsha?

3. Who in this parsha is called a kohen (priest)? Who else in the

book of Genesis is called a kohen?

4. What in this parsha is compared to sand? Where else in the book

of Genesis is there a comparison to sand? (2 answers)

5. What 3 vocations appear in this parsha, but nowhere else in the

Torah?

6. What object appears in this parsha 15 times, but does not appear
anywhere else in Tanach?

7. In what context are different types of nuts mentioned?

8. How many brothers go down to Egypt the first time? How many
brothers go down to Egypt the second time?

9. Who washes his feet in this parsha? Where in the book of Genesis
are the same feet washed - twice in one day?

10. Where in this parsha is there a kal v'chomer (a fortiori)

argument? Where else in the Torah does a kal v'chomer appear?
(3 answers)
Pictures from the implications and allusions in the Parsha and Rashi. Not an exact
interpretation.
Guess the representation of the picture by number
Based on Temunot b’Parsha publication
Akhlah.com
 ‫‪ANSWER KEY‬‬
‫ז‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫ק‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ש‬ ‫א‬ ‫י‬
‫ש‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ר‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ת‬ ‫פ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ו‬
‫פ‬ ‫י‬ ‫נ‬ ‫מ‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫א‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ס‬
‫כ‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ף‬
‫י‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ת‬ ‫י‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ד‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ם‬

‫ד‬ ‫ל‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ם‬ ‫י‬ ‫ס‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬ ‫י‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬

‫ק‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ך‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ן‬
‫ו‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫א‬ ‫ס‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ר‬ ‫מ‬ ‫י‬
‫ת‬ ‫ד‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫ב‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ך‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ג‬ ‫מ‬ ‫מ‬
‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫א‬ ‫ת‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ם‬ ‫י‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ש‬ ‫י‬
‫ם‬ ‫ף‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ו‬ ‫י‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ש‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ת‬ ‫נ‬
‫ה‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ש‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ב‬
‫‪Bonus Answer:‬‬ ‫שמתים‬
‫(שמונה נרות תדליק ימין מזוזה)‬
‫)‪(1‬‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ל‬
‫‪Hebrew word “Kis” ( ) means receptacle. Letters ( ) and‬‬ ‫(‬ ‫)ו‬
‫‪TORAH‬‬ ‫‪numerical value is 36. Thus, Kislev is the month that‬‬
‫‪contains the 36 candles of Chanukah.‬‬
‫‪RIDDLE‬‬
‫‪S‬‬ ‫)‪(2‬‬ ‫‪Teves, Av, Tishrei‬‬
 ‫‪PARSHA SUDOKU‬‬ ‫‪ANSWER SHEET‬פרשת מקץ‬
‫)‪BEGINNERS LEVEL (6 x 6‬‬
‫ו‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ע‬ ‫א‬
‫ב‬ ‫ר‬ ‫א‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ו‬
‫ע‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫א‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ר‬
‫נ‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ר‬ ‫ע‬ ‫א‬ ‫ב‬
‫א‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ר‬ ‫נ‬
‫ר‬ ‫א‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ע‬
‫ו‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ר‬ ‫נ‬ ‫א‬
‫)‪INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (9 x 9‬‬
‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬
‫כ‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ק‬ ‫י‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ן‬
‫ה‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ם‬
‫א‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ה‬
‫י‬ ‫א‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ט‬
‫ק‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ט‬ ‫א‬ ‫י‬ ‫ן‬ ‫כ‬
‫ן‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ט‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ם‬ ‫י‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬
‫ח‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ן‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬
‫ם‬ ‫ן‬ ‫א‬ ‫י‬ ‫ק‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ח‬
‫ט‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ן‬ ‫א‬ ‫ק‬
‫)‪ADVANCED LEVEL (9 x 9‬‬
‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ח‬ ‫א‬
‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫א‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ק‬ ‫י‬
‫ט‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ן‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫י‬ ‫ם‬ ‫א‬ ‫ח‬
‫י‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫א‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ן‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ט‬
‫ן‬ ‫י‬ ‫ה‬ ‫א‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ט‬ ‫כ‬
‫ק‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫י‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ה‬
‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ה‬ ‫י‬ ‫ן‬ ‫א‬
‫כ‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ק‬ ‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫י‬ ‫ן‬
‫א‬ ‫ט‬ ‫י‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ם‬ ‫ח‬ ‫כ‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ק‬
‫ה‬ ‫ן‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ט‬ ‫י‬ ‫כ‬ ‫א‬ ‫ח‬ ‫ם‬
 ‫‪It All Adds Up‬‬
‫‪ANSWER KEY‬‬

‫‪781‬‬

‫ח‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫ק‬ ‫מ‬ ‫ז‬ ‫‪245‬‬

‫ל‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ק‬ ‫ע‬ ‫י‬ ‫‪212‬‬

‫מ‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ש‬ ‫א‬ ‫ו‬ ‫‪350‬‬

‫ו‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ב‬ ‫ס‬ ‫‪74‬‬

‫ת‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ע‬ ‫ר‬ ‫פ‬ ‫‪755‬‬

‫‪484 104 572 313 163 382‬‬

 PARSHA MATH
NOTES FOR TEACHER OR PARENT

Age group – 12 years and up

Objective of this lesson:
Appreciate math in the Parsha
Introduction to concepts within Judaism of words and their numeric values

ANSWER SHEET

___12___ Number of constellations in the night sky

___22___ Number of letters in the Alef Bais

___22___ Number of items created during the six days of creation

___12___ Number of stones in the Breast Plate (Choshen) of the Cohen Gadol

___22___ Number that placed their eyes in what was not their’s (example: Sotah, the
original snake, etc.) see Sotah 70b

___12___ Number of stones placed in the Yarden river by Yehoshua

___22___ The Menorah in the Bais HaMikdash had this many ornamental cups

___12___ Number of times the word Ashrei is mentioned in Sefer Tehillim

___22___ Number of times the word Toldos is written in the Torah

 Parshas Miketz Questions with answers
1. What in this parsha occurs after "two years"? What else in the book of Genesis occurs after "two years"? (2 answers)
Pharaoh has his dreams two years after Yosef interprets the dreams of the butler and baker (Genesis 41:1). In Genesis 11:10,
Noah's son Shem has a son, Arpashchad, two years after the Flood. In Genesis 45:6, Yosef tells his brothers that only
two years have passed in the famine and they all must move to Egypt.

2. Which two pieces of jewelry are in this parsha?

Pharaoh gives Yosef "his ring" and places "a golden chain" upon his neck (Genesis 41:42).

3. Who in this parsha is called a kohen (priest)? Who else in the book of Genesis is called a kohen?
Poti-Fera, the father-in-law of Yosef, is the "the priest of On" (Genesis 41:45). In Genesis 14:18, Malkei-Tzedek is called
akohen.

4. What in this parsha is compared to sand? Where else in the book of Genesis is there a comparison to sand? (2 answers)
Yosef gathered so much food that it was as numerous "as the sand of the sea" (Genesis 41:49). In Genesis 22:17, Hashem
promises Avraham that his offspring will be "like the sand on the seashore." In Genesis 32:13, Yaakov prays to Hashem
to save him from Esav, mentioning that Hashem promised to make his children as numerous as the sand of the sea.

5. What 3 vocations appear in this parsha, but nowhere else in the Torah?
Yosef is called the Shalit (ruler/viceroy) and the Mashbir (provider) (Genesis 42:6). Later on, a Maylitz (interpreter)
translates the conversation between Yosef and his brothers (Genesis 42:23).

6. What object appears in this parsha 15 times, but does not appear anywhere else in Tanach?
An amtachat (sack) in which the brothers carry back the grain appears 15 times in this parsha but nowhere else in Tanach.

7. In what context are different types of nuts mentioned?

Pistachios and almonds are part of the gift that Yaakov sends to Yosef (Genesis 43:11).

8. How many brothers go down to Egypt the first time? How many brothers go down to Egypt the second time?
The first time, ten brothers go down to Egypt, since Yosef was already there and Benyamin did not go. The second time as
well, ten brothers go down - although Benyamin went down, Shimon did not, since he was imprisoned in Egypt.

9. Who washes his feet in this parsha? Where in the book of Genesis are the same feet washed - twice in one day?
The brothers wash their feet when arriving at the house of Yosef (Genesis 43:24). In Genesis 18:4, Avraham tells the angels
who visit him to wash their feet, and then when the angels visit Lot, he too tells them to wash their feet (Genesis 19:2).

10. Where in this parsha is there a kal v'chomer (a fortiori) argument? Where else in the Torah does a kal v'chomer appear?
(3 answers)
When the brothers are accused of stealing Yosef's silver goblet, they respond with a kal v'chomer: "The money that we
found in our sacks, we brought back to you from the Land of Canaan; so why would we have stolen from your master's
house any silver or gold?" (Genesis 44:8). In Exodus 6:12, Moshe says to Hashem: "If the Bnei Yisrael did not listen to
me, how could Pharaoh be expected to listen to me?" In Numbers 12:14, Hashem says to Moshe: "If a father would spit
in his daughter's face, she would be humiliated for 7 days, so for sure Miriam should be outside the camp for 7 days
(while stricken with tzaras). In Deut. 31:27, Moshe tells the Jews: "If you rebelled when I was alive, you will surely
rebel after I die."
 Answer Sheet

1. ‫ ֶאגְ דַ ל ִּממֶ ָּך‬,‫(רק הַ כִּ סֵּ א‬41,40) ַ “Only the throne I will be greater than
you”; or the throne I will make bigger than you.
2. ‫ספָּר‬ ְ ‫אין ִּמ‬-‫י‬ ֵּ ִּ‫(כ‬41,49) “and it has no number”.
3. ‫אחּו‬ ָּ ָּ‫ ב‬,‫ו ִַּת ְרעֶ ינָּה‬...‫(פָּרֹות‬41,2) “and the cows … will feed on grass”.
4. ‫שֵּ ש‬-‫(בִּ גְ דֵּ י‬41,42) “clothes of linen”; or clothes plus six.
5. ‫( ַויֵּצֵּ א לִּבָּ ם‬42,28) “and their heart failed them”; or the heart went
out.
6. ‫יתי‬ ִּ ֵּ‫ב‬-‫(א ָּתה ִּת ְהיֶה עַ ל‬41,41) ַ “You will be (supervise) on my house”.
7. ‫(בַ מָּ לֹון‬42,27) “lodging place”; or the hotel.
8. ‫ת ְחתֹו‬ ַ ‫ בְ פִּ י ַא ְמ‬,‫איש‬-‫ף‬ ִּ ֶ‫(כֶס‬44,1) “money in each person’s sack
opening”.
9. ‫פנָּיו‬ ָּ ‫( ַוי ְִּרחַ ץ‬43,31) “and he washed his face”.
10. The picture has no apparent connection to the Parsha, but maybe
you could make a connection.
11. ‫( ַויֶאֱ סֹר אֹתֹו‬42,24) “and he tied him up”; or put him into prison.
12. ‫קלֹו‬ ָּ ‫(כ ְַספֵּנּו בְ ִּמ ְש‬43,21) “our money in full weight.
13. ‫מהּו‬ ְ ‫( ַוי ְִּת‬43,33) “and they marveled”; or they were stomped.
14. ‫ַתפָּעֶ ם רּוחֹו‬ ִּ ‫(ו‬41,8) “and his spirit was troubled”; (Rashi) he was
shaken so much inside like a clapper inside a bell.
15. ‫(רבִּ ד הַ זָּהָּ ב‬41,42) ְ “gold chain”.
16. Yosef went out from prison on Rosh haShana.
17. ‫ ל ֹא ִּהכִּ רֻ הּו‬,‫(הֵּ ם‬42,8) They (the brothers) did not recognize him
(Yosef); Rashi, because Yosef left them without the growth of a
beard.
18. ‫ הַ פָּרֹות‬,‫לנָּה‬ ְ ‫(וַת ֹא ַכ‬41,20) “and the cows eat”.
 PERSON CONNECTED TO THE PARSHA

ASNAS
‫אֶּ ֶּרץ ִּמצְ ָריִּ ם‬-‫פֹוטִּ י פ ֶַּרע כֹ הֵׁ ן אֹ ן לְ ִּאשָ ה ַויֵׁצֵׁ א יֹוסֵׁ ף עַל‬-‫אָ ְסנַת בַ ת‬-‫לֹו אֶּ ת‬-‫יֹוסֵׁ ף צָ פְ נַת פַעְ נֵׁחַ ַויִּתֶּ ן‬-‫ַויִּקְ ָרא פ ְַרעֹ ה שֵׁ ם‬
And Pharaoh called Yosef's name Tzanfas Paneach; and he gave him to wife Asnas the daughter of Potiphar
priest of On. And Yosef went out over the land of Egypt (Bereshis 41, 45)

The Medrash says that Asnas was actually the daughter of Dinah and Shechem. When the sons of Yaacov
sought to kill her after birth, Yaacov wrote the four-letter name of HaShem (or the words “daughter of Yaacov”)
on a paper and placed in a locket on a necklace on the neck of Asnas. She was miraculously brought down to
Egypt to the house of Potiphar, where she was brought up as his daughter. Later when Potiphar intended to kill
Yosef after the incident with his wife, Asnas sworn to Potiphar on the merits of Yosef, and Potiphar only placed
Yosef in prison. HaShem reward Asnas that her two sons became official tribes of Israel.

How did Yosef merit Asnas as a soul mate? Me'am Lo'eiz explains that although Yaakov was punished for
hiding Dinah from Eisav's gaze, nevertheless, there was a positive aspect to this, as he was afraid that Eisav might
forcibly take her and turn her into a bad person. Dinah’s child thus remained as part of his family. Similarly, when
Eisav looked upon Yaakov's family, Yosef stretched himself in front of his mother Rochel as best as he could to
shield her from Eisav's view. None of his brothers did this for their mothers. As a reward Yosef merited to marry
Asnas.

Connection between Yosef’s new name and marrying Asnas: Beer Mayim Chaim questions how could Yosef
think to take an Egyptian wife, when the family tradition was very negative about this concept. He thus explains
that Yosef’s new name of Tzanfas Paneach (in the same verse which mentions marrying Asnas) indicates that he
had the ability to clarify the hidden. He thus knew that Asnas was not an Egyptian but in fact was from the family
of Yaacov and thus fitting to become his wife.

Why did Paroh become a match-maker? (This question is exacerbated with the knowledge that Yosef had just
emerged from jail and there was no hope of receiving even one penny for shadchanus.) The Rokeiach gives three
answers. (The non-shadchanus payment is not part of his question.)
1) So that Potiphar should not take him back as a slave. He would never do such a thing to his son-in-law. He
adds that Potiphar gave Yosef a writ of freedom, emancipating him from further slavery.
2) This would remove any vestiges of negative rumors that Yosef was guilty of making advances to the wife
of Potiphar. If it were true, the last thing Potiphar would want is to have Yosef as a son-in-law, giving him
ample opportunity to spend time in his in-laws' home and again assault Potiphar's wife.
3) So that people would accept Yosef's leadership. Since he was known as a slave until now, it would be
unbefitting for them to have him as a ruler. By marrying the daughter of such a highly placed minister,
people would realize that Yosef was of a high social stratum and was incorrectly sold as a slave.
4) The Oznayim laTorah offers answers 1 and 2 above and also offers another answer; to create the aura of
Yosef being a local citizen. The people would not readily accept Yosef as a person of authority if he was
considered a foreigner. This would be alleviated if he were married to a local woman. This is indicated by
the last words of this verse, "va'yeitzei al eretz Mitzrayim," after having married Asnas, a girl who grew
up locally, Yosef was able to rule over the land of Egypt.
Story: Approximately 150 years ago, there lived in Vilna the great Torah scholar R' Shmuel Strashon, who wrote the
well-known commentary "Chiddushei hoReshash" on the Talmud. Because of his meticulous honesty he was entrusted
with administrating the Vilner Gemach (free loan society). A local merchant once borrowed a few hundred rubles from
the gemach to be paid back at a prescribed time. He set aside small amounts to repay his debt, and finally amassed the
total amount on the day it was due. The Reshash had set hours during which he conducted the gemach business. Our
merchant had to leave on a business trip on the due date before the time that the Reshash attended to the gemach. Not
wanting to repay the debt upon his return and be late with the payment, he decided that he would enter the Beis
Hamedrash where the Reshash was studying. He indeed found the Reshash very deeply engrossed in his Talmudic
studies. Trying to keep the disruption to a minimum, he just placed the money into the Reshash's hand and left. The
Reshash was almost unaware of what happened and just stuffed the bills between the last page of his Gemara and the
back cover. The payment did not register in the Reshash's mind.
When thirty days beyond the due date came, the gemach office sent out a reminder to the merchant that the payment was
overdue. Knowing full well that he had paid, he came to the gemach office and stated his position to the Reshash,
reminding him of the circumstances under which the payment had taken place. The Reshash, to whom the whole
incident did not register, replied that he was sure that he received no payment. Upon the merchant's insisting otherwise,
the Reshash responded that he was not in a position to overlook the matter, as the money was communal property. He
warned the merchant that he faced a possible din Torah.
Indeed, a short while later there was a din Torah. The issue of an extra repayment of the debt paled in comparison to the
bad reputation the merchant developed by standing up against the sterling reputation of the Reshash. People shied away
from him and his business plummeted. Even worse was the ridicule that his son received in Yeshiva. It reached a point
where he stopped attending, and became depressed.
One day the Reshash was learning from the Gemara in which he had placed the money. Upon finding the money placed
behind the last pages of the Gemara, he immediately was struck by the realization of what had occurred, and ran to beg
for forgiveness from the merchant. He offered to publicize his mistake in shul to the entire community. The merchant
responded that it would be of no avail, as people would assume that he was guilty, but that the Reshash made up this
story in order to restore the merchant's reputation. Lastly, he said, that nothing could help to reverse the biggest tragedy
of all, his son's broken spirit. The Reshash was at a loss. After some contemplation, he said with a smile to the merchant,
"I have the answer, Mazel Tov! Your son will become my son-in-law! It will then be abundantly clear to everyone that
you are innocent."
How did the Reshash come up with this brilliant idea? Most likely, he learned from our verse. Yosef had a marred
reputation because of the incident with Potifar's wife. Since Paroh wanted Yosef to become viceroy of Egypt, Paroh
had to clear Yosef of any wrongdoing. The only way this could be accomplished was by Yosef marrying Potifar's
daughter. The public would think that if Yosef had been guilty, Potifar would never have him as a son-in-law. Likewise,
by taking the merchant's son as his son-in-law, the Reshash undid all the damage that was inadvertently done.
Asnas’ wedding documents: Rashi (Bereshis 48,9) mentions that Yosef showed Yaacov his documents of irusim
(engagement) and his kesuvah to establish that his two sons were fitting to be blessed. Why did Yaacov question about
the two grandsons and what did Yosef respond by showing the documents? The Lubavitcher Rebbe posits that
kiddushin was a novel concept that did not exist prior to the Giving of the Torah. Therefore, the Avos could not
practice this mitzvah since it did not exist yet. Nevertheless, Yosef who was forced to live in a depraved Egyptian
culture sanctified himself in a similar fashion by making a “note” of the marriage to Asnas. Then, when Yaacov
questioned at the time of the blessing how could the two grandchildren (Menasheh and Efraim) could be worthy of the
blessings, Yosef was able to demonstrate the additional degrees of purity that he established for himself and his family.
Chassidus explains that only with the Giving of the Torah did the ability to bring down holiness into the physicality of
the world. The Giving of the Torah established the possibility for the holiness and connection in the relationship of a
man and a woman (as evidenced by the title of Kiddushin). Thus, Yosef due to his exalted spiritual level was able to
imitate this concept of bringing holiness into the physical world by putting “pen onto paper” (engaging in a physical
action symbolizing the spiritual matter).
 Now that Yosef was Viceroy, he had everything a
house, a chariot, a job. The only thing he was
missing was a wife. Of course, Yosef the tzadik
couldn't marry an Egyptian woman. But where does a
nice Jewish boy find a Yiddishe girl in Egypt? Here's
a twist... how about in his own house! Confused? -
Here's what happened...
It all started when Shechem kidnapped Dinah.
Shimon and Levi destroyed the entire city but Dina
was left with a baby fathered by Shechem. Yaakov
was afraid that this baby girl would become Shimon and Levi's next
target, so he hid her under a bush (sneh - thus Osnat, get it?). From
there, a Malach (angel) whisked her off to Egypt, but not before Yaakov
engraved a message in a locket and stuck it around her neck.
The writing in the locket remained a mystery as Osnat grew up in the
home of a rich Egyptian aristocrat. From time to time she would ask a
wise man or one of Pharoh's advisors to examine the script. But, let's
face it, not too many people outside of Yaakov's family were speaking
Hebrew in those days. Little did Osnat realize that she should have
asked the house slave from Canaan to try his hand at deciphering the
script. That's right - Osnat grew up in the house of Potifar and she never
knew that the person serving soup was her very own uncle Yosef!
When Yosef was promoted from lowly prisoner to Viceroy, Pharoh had
him led through the streets on a beautiful chariot. Yosef was very
handsome. Local women stood on their roofs and threw their jewels at
him to attract his attention. Osnat was no different. Since she had no
jewels, she threw her locket. Lucky her: Yosef recognized the writing in
the locket. It read "Whoever marries this girl should know that his
children will be descendants of Yaakov."
Of course, you know the rest of the story. Yosef and Osnat were married
and had two children, Menashe and Efraim. This teaches us a great
lesson, that Hashem always ties up all the loose ends. Here's how
things worked out in our story:
When Yaakov went to meet Esav, he hid Dinah in a chest. But the truth
was that if Esav would have seen and married Dinah, he might have
been influenced by her righteousness and done teshuva. For this, Dinah
was kidnapped by Shechem. Since Yaakov had hidden her with the best
of intentions, Dinah's child remained pure in Egypt and married Yosef.
At that same meeting with Esav, Yosef was the only son who stood in
front of his mother and "hid" her from Esav's sight. Since he hid his
mother, he was given the zchut to marry Dinah's daughter who was also
hidden!
 PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE REBBE SAID
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Parshas MiKeitz
“Did anyone see my stapler?” Berachah called out from her bedroom.
There was no answer. Berachah continued to search through her drawer.
Frustrated, she stomped into the kitchen where her mother was preparing dinner.
“Mommy, I can’t find my stapler anywhere! I bet Mindy used it and didn’t put it back. She always takes my
things without permission.”
“Please try to calm down, Berachah. Go tell Mindy that I want to see her. Please speak nicely to her, and let me
handle this,” her mother said.
Soon enough, it was clear. The day before, Mindy had indeed borrowed Berachah’s stapler, but it fell and broke
so she threw it away. She was very sorry.
“Mindy,” asked her mother gently. “Why are you sorry?”
“I really shouldn’t have taken it without permission. I won’t do it again,” Mindy blurted out earnestly. “And I’m
very sorry it broke.”
“But Mindy, it happened yesterday. When a person is really sorry about something they did, they shouldn’t wait
until it’s found out and they get into trouble. If they wait, it seems that the reason they are sorry is only because
someone found out, or because they got into trouble. When we do something wrong, we must take responsibility
and do teshuvah for what we have done. We should do teshuvah because inside we feel we have done something
wrong, not because we can get into trouble.
“We can learn this lesson from this week’s parshah. When Yosef’s brothers went to Egypt to buy food and saw
how much trouble they were getting into, they realized that it was because of what they had done to Yosef. They
felt very sorry and said: ‘It’s our fault.’ That sounds like they are doing teshuvah, right?”
“Right then and there, Reuven tells them: ‘I told you that you shouldn’t have harmed Yosef, didn’t I? And you
didn’t listen!’“
“Mommy, that’s not very nice. All the brothers are really feeling sorry and they’re doing teshuvah. Why is Reuven
making them feel even worse? It sounds like he’s just rubbing it in!”
“That’s just what I was getting at, Mindy. Obviously, Reuven is not just trying to upset his brothers; quite the
opposite. He is the oldest, and feels he should guide them and help them.
“Reuven knew that they had to do real teshuvah. Real teshuvah means that a person is truly sorry about what he
did; he’s not sorry just because of the trouble it caused him. But the brothers said: ‘It’s our fault... and that’s why
we’re getting into all this trouble now.’
“Reuven was teaching them that it’s the realization that they did something wrong that should bring them to
teshuvah, and not the trouble and hardship that their mistake caused.”
(Adapted from Likkutei Sichos, Vol.XXX, pg 201ff)
 Parsha Pizzazz – Miketz

Waiting... and Waiting...

Two long years passed after the chief butler was freed from jail. He had totally forgotten his promise to Yosef. And so
Yosef still sat in the dungeon. He had been a prisoner for twelve long years already - when would it end? Would the
butler ever remember to tell Paraoh that Yosef didn't deserve to be locked up? Yosef could only sit and wait and
wonder.

The First Strange Dream

One night, Paraoh had two strange dreams. In the first
dream, he stood near the Nile River and saw seven fat,
healthy cows rising out of the water. Then seven more
cows walked out of the water, but these seven had seen
better days - they were sickly-looking and skinny.
Suddenly the seven skinny cows swallowed up the seven
fat cows - and stayed just as skinny as before!
Paraoh woke up and thought about the dream until he
became very sleepy. He closed his eyes and dreamed
again.

The Second Strange Dream

In this dream there were seven good and healthy ears of
grain growing from the ground on a single stalk. Then out
of the ground grew seven thin, dried-out ears of grain, each
on its own pathetic, weak stalk - and the thin ears of grain
swallowed up the healthy ones!
Paraoh was extremely upset and confused. What could these
dreams mean?
In the morning, Paroah ordered in his dream wizards, told
them his dreams, and they all offered explanations. But not
even one was able to crack the secret of his dreams!

From Rags to Riches

Paraoh was really getting frustrated with all of his wizards'
interpretations, when the chief butler suddenly had a flash
of memory:
"Paraoh! Remember when you got angry at me and threw
me in prison? Well, the chief baker and I both had dreams
one night, and a slave named Yosef interpreted them
perfectly!"
"I must meet this amazing servant right away!" exclaimed
Paraoh.
Yosef was given a haircut and nice, clean clothes and was brought to the mighty king Paraoh.
"Yosef, I hear you can interpret dreams," said Paraoh.
"Not really - it's HaShem Who understands dreams and He tells me their hidden meaning."
And then Paraoh told Yosef his dreams from beginning to end.
Yosef replied, "These seem to you to be two separate dreams, but they are actually one dream, with one meaning:
"For the next seven years, there will be plenty of food in this land. This is the meaning of the seven fat cows and the
seven good ears of grain. But for the seven years after that, there will be a terrible hunger, and everyone will forget
all about the good years! That's why the seven skinny cows and ears of grain ate up the fat ones."
Aha! That made sense to Paraoh! But what should he do now?
Yosef then gave Paraoh this advice:
"It's important to choose a very wise man to be in charge of gathering grain all over Egypt during the upcoming
seven good years. If you do this, then there will be plenty food to eat during the seven bad years."
Paraoh was very pleased with Yosef. He said to his officials, "Can you think of anyone better suited to be in charge
of the country during this difficult time than Yosef himself?"
It was decided. Paraoh exclaimed to Yosef, "I hereby appoint you ruler over all of Egypt! I will be the only one higher
than you in power. And from now on, you will be known as Tzafnat Panayach, which means 'one who explains the
hidden.' "
Paraoh took off his royal ring and placed it on Yosef's finger.

Married With Children

Paraoh arranged for Yosef to marry Osnat, the adopted
daughter of Potifar (now called Poti Fera). Yosef was then
thirty years old, married - and the ruler of Egypt! Not bad
for a boy who had been thrown into a pit filled with snakes,
then sold into slavery by his brothers!
Two sons were born to Yosef and Osnat before the years
of hunger. Their names were Menashe and Efraim.

Feast and Famine

The good years came to Egypt, just as Yosef had
predicted. There was more food than anyone could
possibly eat. As planned, Yosef made sure that the extra
food was put in huge storehouses for the seven years of
hunger.
All of the food Yosef put away stayed fresh - but any food
that the Egyptians had tried to store in their homes became
spoiled. Everyone from Egypt and all over the world
traveled to Yosef to buy food from him.

Down to Egypt
Meanwhile, in the land of Canaan, Yaakov called a meeting
with his sons.
"Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Yehudah, Yissachar, Zevulun,
Dan, Naftali, Gad, and Asher, we will soon run out of food
here in Canaan. I hear there's food down in Egypt. I want
you to go there and buy grain before we have no food left
at all! Bu t Binyamin, you'll stay here with me. I don't want
anything to happen to you."
The ten brothers set out for Egypt.
Arrested!
The brothers finally arrived in Egypt and were called to
come before Yosef. He recognized them right away; they
hadn't changed much since he last saw them. But when the
brothers last saw Yosef, he didn't even have a beard, and
now he was a grown man. They had no idea that this
Egyptian ruler - who sat on a throne in a palace, dressed in
royal garments - was actually their very own brother!
They approached Yosef and all bowed down to him. His dream from long ago (the eleven bundles of grain all bowing down to
Yosef) had now been fulfilled... almost. Where was Binyamin?
Yosef wanted to ask about his younger brother, but was afraid to reveal his true identity too fast. First he wanted to test his
brothers, to see whether they felt sorry about what they had done to him.
So Yosef pointed an accusing finger at them. "You are spies!" he said, harshly.
"Spies?" the brothers answered, surprised by the way the ruler had spoken to them. "We're just brothers who have come to buy
food. In fact, there are really twelve of us brothers in all. The youngest stayed home with our father. We also had another brother
but he is... gone."
"Do you expect me to believe any of that? You'll have to bring me proof! I want you to bring your youngest brother to me... or
else!" Yosef demanded.
Before allowing them to leave the country, Yosef sent all of the brothers to jail for three days. When he released them, he said,
"Now, go home and give your families food. Then, return to me with your youngest brother. Go!"
The brothers were trembling in their sandals!

We're Sorry!
Yosef's brothers turned to each other an d began speaking in
Hebrew, thinking that Yosef could not understand them. (All
along, he had been speaking to them through an interpreter so
that it would appear that he spoke only Egyptian.)
"What is going on? Why are we being punished?" they asked
each other.
"This is all because of what we did to our brother Yosef many
years ago... He begged us not to sell him, but we did it anyway!"
"Well," Reuven said, "I told you not to do it! I told you to have mercy on him! He was just a child!"
Yosef understood everything they said. He turned away and cried - he couldn't help himself. But he couldn't let his brothers
know who he was yet - it was still too soon.
Yosef interrupted, "Go, I said! But you" - he pointed to Shimon - "stay here as my prisoner until the rest return!"

Unpleasant Surprises
Before the nine brothers went back home to Canaan, Yosef
secretly told his son Menashe, "Fill up their sacks with food... but
also put back the money they brought to pay for it. And don't let
anyone see you do it!"
When the brothers arrived back at Yaakov's place in Canaan, they
opened their sacks to show their father the food - and noticed
their money sitting on top of the grain! They were totally shocked
and terribly frightened. Was the ruler playing some kind of trick
on them?
They told their father everything about their trip down to Egypt.
When they got to the part about bringing Binyamin to see the Egyptian ruler, Yaakov cried, "Oy vey! First Yosef, then Shimon...
not my Binyamin, too! I absolutely won't let you take him!"
Days passed. Weeks passed. The food they had brought from Egypt was running out.
Yaakov gathered his sons and told them, "Now is the time for you to go back to Egypt to buy more food."
Yehudah spoke up: "Father, we can't go back to Egypt without Binyamin. I will personally guarantee that he will return safely to
you. But time is running out for us; we must hurry."
With a sad heart, Yaakov finally agreed for them to take his beloved Binyamin.
When they were ready to leave, Yaakov instructed them, "Take double the money this time, in case prices have gone up. And
bring the ruler, Tzafnat Panayach, plenty of gifts... and don't forget to return the money that was in your sacks - it was probably
just a mistake."
And then Yaakov blessed his sons, "May HaShem soften the heart of the Egyptian ruler, so that you will return home safely
together with Binyamin and your other brother!"
(When Yaakov said "your other brother," he meant Shimon, who was still in prison in Egypt. But of course, there was another
"other brother" whom Yaakov hoped to see again someday: Yosef himself!) The brothers said good-bye to their father and their
families, and off they went on their dangerous trip to Egypt for a second time.
Down to Egypt... Again
The brothers arrived in Egypt in the morning and went straight to Yosef's grand palace. When Yosef saw Binyamin, he ordered
his chief servant to tell the cooks to prepare a delicious lunch for the guests from Canaan. The brothers were amazed and
confused to see how nice Yosef was to them.
Reuven then said to the chief servant, "We want to return to you the money we found in our sacks. We have no idea how it got
there but we want to give it back to you. Here, give it to Tzafnat Panayach."
The chief servant smiled. He knew who really put the money into the sacks. "Don't worry," he said.

What a Lunch!
The time for lunch came and suddenly Shimon came into the
room. The brothers ran to hug him!
Yosef made his grand entrance into the huge room, and the
brothers bowed out of respect for the great ruler. Now Yosef's first
dream had been completely fulfilled - all eleven of his brothers had
bowed to him.
Yosef spoke to them in a kind and gentle way. "How was your
trip? How is your father? Is he still alive?"
"Why, yes - he is alive," they said, bowing.
Yosef couldn't stop looking at Binyamin, and he said to him, "Do you have another brother, who has the same
mother as you?"
"Yes... but we don't know where he is," said Binyamin.
"And do you have any sons yourself?" asked Yosef.
"Yes, I have ten," said Binyamin. "All have names that remind me of my lost brother. Like the name "Bela," which
means "swallowed," since Yosef has been swallowed by strangers and has disappeared.
After hearing this, Yosef quickly ran out of the room so no one would see him crying. When he finally got himself
together, he washed his face and went back into the dining room. "Serve the bread," he commanded his servants.
When they were all ready to sit down, Yosef held up his tall, silver wine goblet. He said, "This is a magic cup!
Watch." He tapped on the cup and called out the name of each brother to be seated, in their correct birth order,
grouped according to their mothers. So Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Yehudah, Yisachar, and Zevulun were seated, then
Dan and Naftali, and then Gad and Asher.
Binyamin was told to sit with Yosef. "Because you have no mother, and neither do I," explained Yosef.
Wow, now that was some impressive trick! The brothers still had no clue who this Egyptian ruler, who performed
magic with his wine cup, really was. They ate and drank, and drank and ate. Binyamin ate the most of all, since
Yosef had served him five times as much food as everyone else!

Framed!
When the brothers were preparing to leave, Yosef said out loud
to his son Menashe, "Fill up their bags with plenty of grain!"
Then he added, secretly, "And this time, hide my wine cup in
Binyamin's sack"
In the morning, the brothers went off, riding on their donkeys,
carrying their heavy sacks of food. They didn't have a chance to
get very far, though. Menashe was chasing after them!
"Stop!" he called. He had been sent by Yosef and he said just
what his father had told him to say: "Is this how you repay kindness? By stealing my master's precious magic cup?"
What?" said the brothers in shock. "We would never do that! We are honest men! Go ahead and search our bags, if
you like!" Menashe looked in each one's bag, starting with the oldest, and working his way down to... "AHA! What is
the magic cup doing here in Binyamin's sack?" The brothers' jaws dropped and their eyes widened in fear. "You're all
coming back to the palace with me," said Menashe. "Let's go!"

On Trial
Soon all eleven brothers were standing before Yosef
again."You!" Yosef pointed to Binyamin. "Since you stole from
me, you will stay here as my slave. The rest of you are free to
go."Yosef was testing the brothers: Would they abandon their
brother, just as they had abandoned Yosef that day in the
desert? Or would they come to his defense?
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Concepts
Yosef interprets Paroah’s dreams
Yosef appointed second in command in Egypt
The brothers journey to Egypt
People
Yaacov
Yosef
Yehudah
Reuven
Paroah
Binyamin
Places
Land of Canaan
Mitzraim
Year from Creation Timeline
On Rosh HaShanah Yosef is released from prison and meets with
2229 Paroh…Yosef interprets the dreams…Yosef is appointed second-ranking
in Egypt…Yosef establishes storehouses for food… Yosef marries Osnas
2235 Final year of the seven years of plenty…Kehas son of Levi born
Two years (which were supposed to be seven years) of famine begin…10
2236 brothers come to Egypt for food…Shimon imprisoned…Brothers return to
Egypt with Binyomin
Sedra-Stats
10th of the 54 sedras; 10th of 12 in Sefer Bereshis
Written on 254.6 lines in a Sefer Torah; 6th of 54
1 parshios: 1 open, 0 closed
Comparison to the other sedras:
146 pesukim – 8th of 54 (5th of 12 in Bereshis)
2022 words – 3rd of 54 (2nd of 12 in Bereshis)
7914 letters – 2nd of 54 (1st of 12 in Bereshis)
Mitzvos: no Mitzvos in this Parsha
Notes: This Parsha is usually read during Chanukah
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"... Pharoah was dreaming ... out of the river there emerged seven cows of beautiful apperance .. seven other
cows emerged after them ... of ugly appearance ..." (Bereishis 41:1-4)
"Yosef said to Pharoah, 'What G-d is about to do, He has told Pharoah.' " (Bereishis 41:25)