Miketz The Tribes (44) Likutei Sichos – Vol 35 p 181 ff Yosef leaves hints for his brothers as to who he is. According to RaShI they didn’t keep Kosher, but he still does things to demonstrates the kind of importance in his treatment of them to lead them to the conclusion, that he is…

Vayeshev The Tribes (32) Likutei Sichos – Vol 35 p 169 ff Yosef went on a mission from his father to see his brothers knowing what they might do to him. Why did he go? Rashi and Ramban. According to Rashi he knew what they would do and went anyway: 1) He chose to go…

Vayeshev The Tribes (36) Likutei Sichos – Vol 35 p 163 ff Yosef goes out of Galus. This Sicha which analyzes RaShI reveals the two aspects (or steps) in Yosef’s departure from Galus. 1) No opposition, 2) Transforming and becoming the master over the Galus.

Bo Likutei Sichos – Vol 31 p 46 ff Exile and Redemption (105) מכת חושך is compared to Golus as it relates to the Yidden (as we’ll see in the next class on this Sicha) accordingly we discuss how this מכה was a Golus (of sorts) for the Egyptians.

Vayechi The Tribes (60) Likutei Sichos – Vol 30 p 249 ff Yosef’s death marks the end of Braishis because the substance of Shmos- exile, to conquer the world, must be inspired and initiated by the Avos. Yosef’s death and Golus empower those who follow after him.

Vayigash The Tribes (49) Likutei Sichos – Vol 30 p 229 ff Ya’akov is happy to go to Egypt yet apprehensive. How can this be reconciled. The Rebbe reveals that not only are these two feelings not incompatible they are actually mutually interdependent.

Miketz The Tribes (42) Likutei Sichos – Vol 30 p 198 ff The brothers finally stand in front of Yosef, and debate… Teshuva!

VaEra Exile and Redemption (089) The event of the stick becoming a serpent and then a stick again and only then swallowing the sticks of the Egyptian magicians goes to the core of all the ten Makkos to show Hashem’s dominance over the Pharaoh. This explains why so much of the miracle remained un-predicted.

Vayigash The Tribes (51) Likutei Sichos – Vol 25 p 252 ff The Jewish nation in Galus is called Yosef, as Yosef is the source of the strength to survive and thrive in Golus, as he did so better than anyone.

Vayeshev The Tribes (33) Likutei Sichos – Vol 25 p 193 ff This is another version of the same class that focuses exclusively on Yosef being in and above the galus, thus mastering and ruling Egypt from the moment he arrives there.