Comments on: Vayeshev: majesty and humility http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vayeshev-majesty-and-humility/ The Marketplace of Ideas Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:36 +0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dror Ben Ami http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vayeshev-majesty-and-humility/#comment-74408 Dror Ben Ami Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:17:12 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=84106#comment-74408 Once again, I am a little confused by your article. Your title suggests you are discussing Vayeshev, yet you ignore 90 percent of the story and the little bit you do discuss is incorrect (for example: the Torah clearly says Pontiphar was a cook, not a farmer).

In addition, you put your name on the article, but most of the opinions expressed here are Rabbi Soloveitchik's, not yours…

Finally, and most importantly, the rabbi's opinions are total nonsense…

Why, for example, of all the animals in the world, do the brothers use goat's blood? Why are we told Joseph arrived in Egypt with a spice caravan? Why do All the stories about Joseph involve food? What is the significance of the reversal of the births of zerah and Perez? Why was a scarlet thread put on Perez, not blue?

In conclusion, rabbi, if you would spend a little more time thinking about and discussing the words of God instead of the words of some ridiculous rabbi, maybe you would be able to write a meaningful commentary….

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