Parashat Vayeshev, 5774/2013 edition
Conservadox discusses borrowing from the language of the surrounding culture.
Monday, November 25, 2013 updates:
- My husband commented that Yaakov (Jacob) treated Yosef (Joseph) as if Yosef were his only son. I would modify that thought to say that Yaakov certainly treated Yosef as if he were his firstborn son (b'chor).
- DovBear guest blogger Y. Block provides a fascinating cultural-historical perspective on the significance of who's providing bread to whom.
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