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his Shabbat we read the
fourth parshah starring
Joseph the dreamer. It is a
story not just of his personal journey,
but it is also the story of the dreams of
the Jewish people.
Joseph, who appeared to have it all,
may not, in fact, have been so happy.
Yes, he had power; and yes,
he had wealth. But it is also
clear to us that prior to
the arrival of his brothers
in Egypt, he was the only
Jew in town. Although he
had been assimilated into
Egyptian society and mar-
ried an Egyptian woman, he
often appears in the Torah
to be lonely.
When his brothers
arrived in Egypt searching
for food and they encounter
Joseph in his home, they note that he
dined alone, away from his colleagues
and away from his family. We are told
that it would be "abhorrent" to the
Egyptians if he dined with them.
Joseph's pain is always just beneath
the surface. Although the episode of
his brothers' abuse of him is in the far
past, Joseph still remembers it every
day, as witnessed by the names that he
has given his sons, which remind him
of his tragic adolescence: Manasseh,
which means "God has made me for-
get completely my hardship and my
parental home and Ephraim, which
means "God has made me fertile
in the land of my affliction." What
names! What memories!
Joseph, despite his power and stand-
ing, is full of pain and alone until he
ultimately reunites successfully with
his brothers. He witnesses his brothers
admitting their responsibility for hav-
ing sold him into slavery.
And so, at the beginning of this
Torah portion, the entire Jewish
population in the world is not in the
Promised Land, but in the land of
Egypt, where the watery Nile brings
far greater land productivity than the
often barren Promised Land.
Finally, the Book of Genesis ends
with the death of Joseph, who tells his
family, "Bring my bones up from this
place!" Joseph, whose early life was
filled with the doting love of his father
and whose adolescent life was filled
with the memories of rejection and
suffering, still does not want to remain
for eternity in Egypt. He
knows that his family
will eventually return to
the Land of Israel, and he
requests that he accompany
them.
That return doesn't hap-
pen for a long time. Next
week, in the beginning of
the Book of Exodus, we are
told that a Pharaoh arose
"who knew not Joseph." The
new Pharaoh did not know
Joseph personally; he also
didn't know the deeds of Joseph and
could not appreciate the loyalty of not
just this Jew, but any Jew in the palace.
So, the dream of coexistence ends
for a time with the closing of the Book
of Genesis. And the dreams of our
people turn now toward freedom and
return.
The dreams of a person and the
dreams of our ancestors are still the
dreams we have today: to live in a
world of peace and understanding, in
a vibrant Jewish community, with a
strong Jewish homeland. 1
Keren Alpert is a rabbinic associate at
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township.
Conversations
1.What are your dreams?
2. Is a visit to the Land of Israel
in your dreams for the following
year?
3. Do you carry the pain of
ancient hurts?
4. Do they impair your ability to
dream?
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