📜 Parashat Miketz

Genesis · portion 10 of 54 Genesis 41:1–44:17

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What happens this week?

Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows eaten by seven thin cows. Joseph explains: seven years of plenty will be followed by seven years of hunger. Pharaoh puts Joseph in charge of storing food, and Joseph becomes a leader of Egypt.

During the famine, Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt to buy food. They don’t recognize him, but he recognizes them, and he tests them to see if they have changed.

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Parashat Miketz quiz

  1. What did Pharaoh dream about?

  2. What did the dream mean?

  3. What job did Joseph get?

  4. Did the brothers recognize Joseph?

🕯️ For the Shabbat table

Joseph planned ahead for hard times. How can you plan ahead?

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