The Secret of the Colorful Coat: Parshah Curiosities: Vayeishev
In the divisive episode of Joseph and his brothers, the Torah highlights time and again the special jacket Joseph receives from his father. A deeper look uncovers how this coat captures the essence of the entire saga.
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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Dear Rabbi Kaplan,
Your talk on the "colorful coat" is wonderful & fascinating, as always (I have listened to this one twice), but something is troubling me. As you mentioned, the Torah says that Jacob "made" the coat for Joseph. How is this reconciled with the idea that it was made by Hashem, & then passed from Adam, to Noah, to Shem, to Nimrod, to Esau, etc...& finally to Jacob. Thank you so much for sharing your classes with us, I have listened to many of them, & have gained much knowledge & inspiration from all of them.