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Ep. 243 · Mikeitz · 14 min · 2022-12-22

Dreams Come True

Every day hands us more chances to do a mitzvah than we could ever count, and most of them slip past unnoticed. Why does Yosef tell Pharaoh to appoint a wise man, an ish navon v'chacham, to run the storehouses, when the job seems to call for someone loyal and organized?Rav Elya Lopian's answer reaches straight into Chanukah, and so does a second question: why is the Yom Tov named for resting, when a victory is usually named for winning? A man is promised five minutes alone in the king's treasure house, and the king has quietly planned one surprise for him.