Joseph Son of Jacob - Overcoming Potiphar’s Wife
In this week’s Torah Portion Vayeishev, Joseph is confronted
with the repeated physical advances of Potiphar’s wife. According to many
opinions in Torah scholarship, he almost loses his self-control. But like his father Jacob, it turns out Joseph knows a thing or two about taking care of himself spiritually - to say the least!
The Torah teaches that Joseph was able to overcome that
woman’s repeated advances through envisioning his father
Jacob’s face. But what exactly does this mean?
In today's short video, I outline a critical Torah insight,
which can only be understood through the precise translation from the
biblical Hebrew, which describes this image Joseph sees of Jacob
as “His image of his Father.”
The deeper Torah meaning and significance of this phrase
is both fascinating and deeply inspiring!
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