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Day #7: Judaism Inward or Outward?

When Yosef Was Accused of Being the First Hellenist

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yosef -3 years ago
Thx for the clip on Yosef. I admit being a bit surprised with the thought that “Yosef was thought upon as the 1st Hellenist”?? I know there’s a Medrash that says they thought he’d led them to the Baal. but a Hellenist?? that’s quite a novel (if not disagreeable) peshat.
After all:

Yosef was appalled with their shitas, and the “koolos” it engendered. He seems like The definition of a kanoiy..
of his “psak” that they had a din of Jews (לפני הר סיני), while the brothers held themselves as Bnei Noach!
- holding it unacceptable that an animal’s new born child - בן פקוע - could be shechted & eaten. “Only” because of MAR’ES AYIN...!!
- his taking exception to their doing business with married women.
-that the bnei Z&B were referred to as bnei h’shifchos..-standing up to the hairy beast while his brothers stayed in line-not missing a morsel of YA’s treasures
That’s a future Hellenist???
If anything (chalila) it sounds like an OCD dealing with lingering (ghetto, persecution, Meah Shearim...) trauma..
..Borrowing your phraseology.
-BUT a Hellenist..???-Despite the fact that Yaakov taught Yosef ALL he learned/knew??
Baal haturim: ZEKUNIM Z.raim K.odshim N.ashim Y.eshuos M.oed
& the Shvotim? -why weren’t they in on YA’s daily shiurei klaliyim??Why didn’t YA teach them as well? Know why???-Because they despised Chochma (of TORAH!!)“מאסו בחכמה”! (I saw this pshat!!)While the SHIVTEI KOH were Busy tending to sheep (and shepping shalva perhaps?? Bah bah) YH was busy shepping chochma; soaking up TORAH and transmitting it to HIS children!!!

Was it his idea of wearing this Hip,
Jacob Charan creation, the finest prismatic silk cloakknown to mankind??

Seems like he was the “true” JEW (UnNoachide!)
& “Ben TORAH” who walked the walk...and the farthest thing from a Hellenist.

The fact that ppl twist plots based on him being a rodef, a usurper a hellenist blah blah is incredulous..& The psak of him being worthy of מיתה Beggars the...
Gonna stop the ס מ
(ימח שמו)
Doesn’t need any more ammunition...not my intent to chalila to be mekatreig, just trying to figure out the most perplexing parsha in the entire Torah.
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sydney -3 years ago
I was shocked (in a good way) by you video today. Everything is now appearing to me in a New Light.

Clearly, I have misunderstood Judaism for virtually all of my life. Very enlightening, motivating, and totally startling to me. And to think, I used to think, I was relatively intelligent; so much for that theory. Amazing Material. Thank you
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sam -3 years ago
Beautiful This is what it’s all about !As I like to say ....“ Houston we have lift off “ !!
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Chanukah 5781 -- a Video a Day

Rabbi YY Jacobson

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