פרק ל"ז beginning
Why did יעקב love יוסף more than the other brothers?
he was his בן זקנים
What is the תורה coming to teach us by say "והבור רק אין בו מים"?
Why is the פרשׁה of יהודה and תמר next to the פרשׁה of מכירת יוסף?
To tell us that the other brothers took him down from his high position when they saw their fathers grief.
(יהודה was responsible since they would have listened to what ever he said and said to sell him instead of return him to tatty)
What does it mean when פוטיפר says הקב"ה is with יוסף?
שׁם שׁמים שׁגור בפיו
Hashems name was fluent in his mouth
What did the baker bake?
The kings bread
what did יעקב make for יוסף?
כתונת פסים
"ויעברו אנשׁים מדינים"?
To let us know that יוסף was sold many time
What is the תורה coming to teach us when it says
"ויהי יוסף יפה תואר"?
That since יוסף saw himself as ruler he began eating, drinking, and fixing his hair. Hashem said your father is mourning and your fixing your hair. I'm going to send a bear after you.
How many days, "ימים", was יוסף in jail with them?
12 months
Why does the Torah mention יוסף together with the בני בלהה and בני זלפה?
Since the בני לאה would bother them Yosef would bring them close by treating them nicer
Why did the brother specifically use goats blood?
Its the most similar to human blood
Explain "ותשׁב בפתח עינים"?
(2 answers)
1) At the crossroads
2) At the entrance (like אברהם's tent)
bother are completely visible to everyone
Are בני נח commanded on עריות?
yes
Explain "ויחלמו חלום שׁניהם", and both of them dreamed a dream?
Each dreamed the dream of both of them. For example: He dreamed his own dream and the interpretation of the other’s dream.
"אלה תולדות יעקב יוסף בן שׁבע עשרה שנה"
Why doe the pasuk mention Yosef first if he wasn't the oldest
It was because of Yosef that they went down to Mitzrayim
Which brother tore his clothing?
ראובן
Why was תמר punished with שריפה?
Since she was from the family of שׁם who was a כהן.
Explain what an עברי is?
Someone who is from עבר הנהר across the Euphrates river and from בני עבר
How is the word "נא" used in the פסוק of "ועשׁית נא עמדי חסד"?
as a בקשׁה, request.
Why does the Torah refer to יוסף as a נער?
Since he acted like one by Beatifying himself
What is the difference between יצחק crying for יעקב and יעקב crying for יוסף?
Yitzchak cried but wasn't מתאבל bc he knew he was alive
What do we learn from תמר that that was willing to be punished with שריפה instead of accusing יהודה?
Better to be thrown into a fiery furnace than to embarrass some in public
נוח לו לאדם שׁיפיל עצמו לכבשׁן האשׁ ואל ילבין פני חבירו ברבים
(bonus 200 points if that was quoted)
What does the פסוק mean when it says "ויט אליו חסד", and caused him to find favor?
Anyone that saw him liked him
On which day did the שר המשׁקים forget יוסף?