Miketz Excerpts

מקץ
Shabbat Shalom
(41:39) Paroh is looking for some smart people to run the operation to make sure that there is enough food to get them through the good and bad years. After a bit of discussion he realizes that there is none as wise as Yosef, the one who H' instructs....We can't even find somebody who is wise enough to cater a shule luncheon. The last community meal we were all starving. The whole place ended up eating geffilte fish. Why? Because the salmon ran out in a minute...Nobody rationing....
He puts this man in charge of all of Egypt.
A man that Gd speaks to. A man such as Yosef, who is willing to admit that it is not him. Yosef who says that it is H,' not him who his answering the peace of Paroh (41:16) שלום פרעה. At that point, Paroh can relax. He knows he is in good hands. As there is only rest, once somebody knows what is going on.
Who chose the Gabbai of this shule?..Forget about giving H' credit. I would not take credit for half the thing the yutz does...You ask: Why is our rabbi unsettled? Why is he on edge? There is nobody to trust in...Even the speeches at the last event were horrendous. I have never had a bad pig in a blanket till that shule luncheon.
How do we elect those who will be the leaders and live our vision? Usually it is based on low salary. That is how you chose your rabbi. That is also the reason why there wasn't enough food for the luncheon...Budget...Who took the $50 a plate money? This is why you do not have poor people working the events here...The Carols just put a down-payment on their house.
As we say every morning- 'The beginning of knowledge is fear of H''
May we be zoyche to have enough fear of H' to realize that this Gabbai should be fired. May we be zoyche to have enough knowledge to realize that if Kim takes 6 pieces of salmon, that nobody else will have any. May we be zoyche to have a little shame.

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