GENESIS — 22:2 offering Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24), Source Book Keys, GOODSOCPage(s): (See end of excerpt) GEN1129 See [[GEN1126]] Genesis 22:1 words GOODSOC 178-9 SHOW FULL EXCERPT
GENESIS — 44:18 [me] Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), Source Book Keys, GOODSOCPage(s): (See end of excerpt) GEN1547 [Accusations should Fit the Person] Rabbi Bunam learned that he had been accused of a misdeed. He turned to his Hasidim and said, “Usually accusations fit the person accused. A lowly person is accused of a low crime, a distinguished man of a higher offense. When Joseph’s brothers were accused of stealing the goblet, Judah exclaimed; “A person like me you accuse of stealing? [this verse begins Judah’s speech in Hebrew with the words bi, “me.”] I may say the same: of all possible accusations, they accuse me of a crime entirely unsuited to my character!” Sayings of the Hasidic Rebbes GOODSOC 74 SHOW FULL EXCERPT