Benjamin

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Benjamin: (a) (1553-1438 BCE) Son of Jacob and Rachel, youngest of the Twelve Tribes. With his brother Joseph’s sale and presumed death, he assumed the status of Jacobs’s favored son. (b) A common Jewish name.

Benjamin, Tribe of (2)

Joseph’s Brothers Come To Egypt Book

Joseph Prepares For His Brothers’ Arrival, The Harsh Reception, The Changed Brothers

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The Brothers Return to Egypt Book

Judah Vouches For Benjamin, A Friendlier Reception

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Joseph Reveals His Identity Book

Joseph Tests His Brothers, Judah Pleads For Benjamin, Joseph Himself: Reveals

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Flames and Fortitude Parshat Mikeitz

By Stacey Goldman

Imagine if we, as busy women, were able to take a half an hour out of our day and just sit and relax, completely guilt free. And yet, for eight straight days this is exactly what we are commanded to do...

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Women on the Weekly Torah Portion

In an Age of Instant Messaging Parshat Vayechi

By Esther Kosofsky

In an age of instant messaging, instant coffee and instant soup, how long would you wait for a return on a favor before you wrote it off? Patience may be considered a virtue but for many, we are too impatient to be that virtuous...

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Women on the Weekly Torah Portion

Why Simcha Bunim? Q&A

By Baruch S. Davidson

Question: My grandfather's name was Simcha Bunim. I know Simcha means happiness, but what does Bunim mean, and why are these names a pair? Response: Some explain that Bunim is a Yiddishized version of Bonhomme, the French name meaning "good man" (similar ...

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