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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9619| Title: | Vayeishev: Taking initiative |
| Authors: | Schiffman, Mordechai |
| Keywords: | Va-yeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) Weekly portion |
| Issue Date: | 7-Dec-2023 |
| Publisher: | The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, Yeshiva University |
| Citation: | Schiffman, M. (2023). Taking initiative: Parshat Vayeishev. The Torah of character. The Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, Yeshiva University. |
| Series/Report no.: | The Torah of character;Parshat Vayeishev |
| Abstract: | The story of Joseph’s descent into Egypt is championed by many as an example of the power of Divine decree. In a stark formulation, reflecting on the events in Parshat Vayeishev, Nahmanides comments that “the Divine decree is true, and man’s industry is worthless” (Gen. 37:15). |
| Description: | Weekly Bible portion / Vayeishev |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9619 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership -- Weekly Parsha |
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