Potifar's Wife

Clothing plays a major role in defining a person’s identity and character- both as perceived by one’s self and by others. We can gain a deeper appreciation of this concept through a close examination …

Parashat Miketz relates the sequence of events that led to Yosef’s sudden emergence as the Egyptian vizier, after having been imprisoned in an Egyptian dungeon. Upon being appointed to his prestigious…

Yesterday we discussed the reports Yosef brought about his brothers to his father, Yaakov. We saw that the verse itself (37:2) may allude to Yosef's sincere motives in this regard. He did not report o…

Yesterday we discussed the reports Yosef brought about his brothers to his father, Yaakov. We saw that the verse itself (37:2) may allude to Yosef's sincere motives in this regard. He did not report o…

Parashat Vayeshev describes Potifar's attempt to seduce Yosef and his heroic resistance to her efforts. The verse states, "He refused; he said to his master's wife... How could I do this great evil, a…

Parashat Vayeshev tells of Yosef's experiences as a slave in Egypt, including the persistent attempts by the wife of his master, Potifar, to seduce him. The Torah tells that one day she grabbed Yosef'…

Parashat Vayeshev tells the famous story of Yosef and the wife of his Egyptian lord, Potifar, who desired Yosef and attempted to lure him to intimacy. Yosef, however, continually resisted her attempts…

In the midst of the story of Yosef’s sale as a slave, the Torah interjects the story of Tamar, who married, successively, Yehuda’s two older sons, both of whom died young without leaving children. Yeh…

We read in Parashat Vayeshev of Yosef’s response to Potifar’s wife who attempted to lure him into an intimate adulterous relationship. Yosef explained to her that he could not betray his master, Potif…

The Midrash (Bereishit Rabba 85:2), cited by Rashi (39:1), comments that Potifar’s wife had “altruistic” motives for trying to lure Yosef into an intimate relationship. She foresaw through astrology t…