Parashat Vayeshev, 5774/2013 edition

Nothing new at the moment, but here are some oldies.

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.