Miketz: Challenges – Tailor Made For Us
The Torah portion opens by describing Pharoah’s two dreams, Yosef’s interpretation of Pharoah’s dreams and Yosef’s subsequent appointment as ruler over Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. While it’s definitely one of the more fascinating accounts in the Torah, it is not hard to wonder, why did the Torah find it necessary to devote so much time and space to sharing the many details of Pharoah’s dreams. Rabbi Aharon Schmidt, shaliach of the Rebbe in Beit Shemesh (Israel), shares a chassidic explanation.