Published: January 13, 2014
Originally recorded: December 30, 2011

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Lesson Highlights

• Joseph deceives his brothers: Correcting Jacob’s deception of Isaac
• The power of speech and rearranging decrees in the cosmos
• Unity through the joining of kings: Joseph and Yehuda, David and Saul
• Joseph and Benjamin weep, the neck, and the destruction of the Temples
• Transformation through negativity
• Benjamin’s connection to Mordechai and Purim
• Remembering where we came from
• Appreciation and our personal exiles

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Lesson Description

Karen explains the connections between the story of Joseph and his brothers’ time in Egypt with the earlier event of Jacob deceiving Isaac for his birthright (in the portion of Toldot). Jacob, Joseph and the tribes of Israel came into exile in Egypt for the purpose of correcting past negativities. By appreciating our own exile or our own challenges as well as remembering where we came from, we elevate sparks of Light and can transform negativity into blessing. 

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About This Course

We can't change people, but we can choose to accept and love them as they are. This week, embrace the differences in others. Through acceptance, we can experience more harmony with each other and unity with the world.

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