Considering the Steps Ahead

 From the book of Genesis continuing the story of Joseph, this event begins two years after (Mikeitz, “at the end” in Hebrew) Joseph asked the cupbearer of Pharaoh to be an intercessor for him. 

This time Pharaoh had a dream twice and sought a qualified interpreter and Joseph succeeded in interpreting his dream.

Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dream by convincing him that it pointed to seven years of prosperity to come followed by seven years of famine, and this led Pharaoh to appoint Joseph as Pharaoh's right-hand man.

 Pharaoh was so impressed with Joseph's skill in interpreting his dreams that he appointed him as Pharaoh's right-hand man so that he could carry out his plans.

The famine also brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt to buy food that Joseph had stored during the years of plenty and after Joseph became a trusted man of Pharaoh, his former employer, Potiphar, married his daughter to Joseph.

During the seven years it is said, Joseph had two sons named Manasseh and Ephraim.

Joseph was placed with his firstborn son Manasseh…he was placed with his second son Named Ephraim (Genesis 41:51-52).

Living in exile requires us to adopt two seemingly contradictory approaches to the world at large: On the one hand, we must be constantly alert to negative influences. 

On the other hand, we must engage the outside world in a positive way, and clearly, influencing our environment is a greater achievement than simply maintaining our values.

However, maintaining the values ​​of the Torah in our lives must be prioritized first, because if we forget our “origins,” then we no longer have anything to give to the world.

Joseph’s two sons, who were born and raised in Egypt, illustrate two aspects of this life in exile, and Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh (meaning “(exile) can cause one to forget”) so that he would not forget his family and his heritage, the Torah. 

Joseph named his second son Ephraim (“he will bear fruit)” to emphasize that our purpose in the world is to be a positive influence.


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