Yosef’s advice isn’t separate from the dream’s interpretation, it is a part of it. This demonstrates his full intelligence and raises him up to the level of vizier. In these dreams opposites converge, Galus and Geula, in the source of Yosef the two are one.

Yosef knows by process of elimination that he best not tell his father he is alive even once appointed Vizier. He figures out that God is in on it, and He will give the signal when is the time to disclose this information to Ya’akov.

Dreams are the illustration of the experience of Exile, thus the story of Galus is punctuated by dreams. A positive lesson: in a dream one can skip steps, nothing is above anyone.

How the brother’s hear the dream How Yoseph hears the dream How Ya’akov hears the dream and what is Yaakov waiting for? [The geula].

Ya’akov wanted a Shalva (serenity) he deserved, but Hashem decided to give him more than he wished for. But to do this he had to go through the twenty two year Yosef ordeal.

Yosef is ‘Matzliach’ (accesses his Mazal in a very blessed way) because of his adaptability to the reality and hardship of Galus. He descends from bad to worse, from Slave to Prisoner and as his circumstance challenges him more he digs deeper to find trust in Hashem and becomes ever more successful.

This class begins the story of the twelve sons of Ya’akov and is a new chapter in the Torah’s narrative: the children’s story. Yoseph tells his father and brothers his dreams. What is he thinking?! what is Ya’akov thinking? and what are the brothers thinking? Ya’akov sees the missions of all twelve of his sons…

The particulars of Yosef’s two dreams (the bundles and the stars) teach us things about serving Hashem and Golus. 1) We go in order from lower to higher (even in Golus), 2) Work, nothing real is free, 3) We gather many into one, 4) We must listen and bow to Yosef (the Nassi) or we…

Parshas Vayeshev, Yeshiva (5780/ 2019)This Parsha has many ideas (dreams, Yosef’s sale, Gilgulim, Moshiach) but we will speak of Yehuda’s Teshuva.Hashem demonstrates how much it means to Him, when someone simply says: I did it. I am wrong. And I am sorry.

Siyum of Tanya and Sicha (19 Kislev 5730) about Shabbos