Aliya Summary: Pharaoh appointed Joseph as viceroy of Egypt, and
placed him in charge of the impending food collection operation.
Thirty-year-old Joseph was placed second-in command of the Egyptian
empire, accountable to no one but Pharaoh himself. Indeed, the seven
years of plenty arrived as foretold by Joseph, and Joseph skillfully
oversaw the collection of the surplus grain. Joseph married Osnat, the
daughter of Potiphera, and she bore him two sons: Manasseh and Ephraim.
Even
as Paroh conveyed second-in-command power to Yosef, he mentioned in
various forms FIVE times that he was still the king and more powerful
than Yosef, and then strangely proceeds to change Yosef's name to
Zaphenath Pa'neach. Why would he do that, unless he wanted to take
ownership of everything that Yosef was, even his name. That way when
people ask how Yosef got his new name, Paroh would enter the
conversation. This is an important tip in how one can take ownership of
something. If you personalize a Mitzvah, not only is it more dear to
you, but others associate you with it, and that can only increase the
positive results.
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