פרשת וישב

1) How old was יוסף when he was sold by his brothers? (בראשית לז:ב)

2) והוא נער, what did יוסף do that made him like a child? (רש"י בראשית לז:ב)

3) Explain כי־בן־זקנים הוא לו referring to Yosef. (רש"י בראשית לז:ג)

4) Was it good or bad that the brothers could not speak peacefully with יוסף? Explain why or why not. (רש"י בראשית לז:ד)

5) What were in יוסף‘s dreams? Describe and compare. (בראשית לז:ה-ט)

6) How did יעקב react and feel about the dreams that יוסף had and shared?  (רש"י בראשית לז:יא)

7) Who found יוסף near שכם wandering around the fields? (רש"י בראשית לז:טו)

8) Who suggested that יוסף be killed when he came into view of his brothers in דותן?
(מוסף רש"י בראשית לז:יט)

9) How does the פסוק tell us what was in the pit? What was in the pit? (רש"י בראשית לז:כד)

10) Who refused to be consoled over the “death” of יוסף, his son?  (רש"י בראשית לז:לג)

11) What were the names of יהודה's three sons? (בראשית לח:ג-ה)

12) What was the name of יהודה‘s daughter-in-law? (בראשית לח:ו)

13) Whom did she marry? Explain? (בראשית לח:ו-ט)

14) What were the names of the children of יהודה and תמר had? (בראשית לח:כט)

15) Which מצרי bought יוסף? What did this מצרי do in Egypt? (בראשית לח:א)

16) כי ה' אתו. What does it mean that Hashem was with him? (רש"י בראשית לט:ג)

17) Why was the מצרי‘s house blessed? (בראשית לט:ה)

18) Why did יוסף tell אשת פוטיפר that being with her would be sin against Hashem?
(רש"י בראשית לט:ט)

19) What was done with יוסף after אשת פוטיפר accessed him? (בראשית לט:כ)

20) Who sinned against פרעה the king of Egypt?  (בראשית מ:א)

22) What did they do? (רש"י בראשית מ:א)

23) What was so unique about their dreams? (רש"י בראשית מ:ה)

24) What was the explanation of the dream of the chief butler? (בראשית מ:יב-יג)

25) What was the explanation of the dream of the chief baker? (בראשית מ:יח-יט)

26) How did the butler manage to forget about יוסף? Explain. (רש"י בראשית מ:כג)