Vayigash The Tribes (46) ולא יכול יוסף תער”ג This Ma’amar discusses the mystical significance of Yosef’s revealing himself to his brothers. In Golus when light shines it is higher than ‘אדם’.

Miketz The Tribes (43) Likutei Sichos vol. 25 page 227 ff. Ya’akov is talking to his sons about their upcoming trip to Egypt. He knows what his sons told him, but he senses something more is at hand. So he Davens. He explains that he’s Davening just in case. But the brothers who know the…

Miketz The tribes (41) Likutei Sichos vol. 30 page 190 ff. Ya’akov tells his children to get ready to be dependent on the Non-Jews in the time of famine and that this is how God’s miracle would reach them. Because he senses that Golus is coming. In Golus we get our food and knowledge (from…

Miketz The Tribes (40) Likutei Sichos vol. 10 page 129 ff. Yosef knows by process of elimination that he best not tell his father he is alive, even once appointed Vizier. He figures out that God is in on it, and He will give the signal when is the time to disclose this information to…

Miketz The Tribes (39) Likutei Sichos vol. 15 page 339 ff. Yosef’s advice isn’t separate from the .dream’s interpretation, it is a part of it. This demonstrates his full intelligence and raises him up to the level of vizier. In these dreams opposites converge, Galus and Geula. In the source of Yosef the two are…

Vayeshev The Tribes (34) Likutei Sichos vol. 25 page 213 ff. Yosef is ‘Matzliach’ (accesses his Mazal in a very blessed way) because of his adaptability to the reality and hardship of Galus. He descends from bad to worse, from Slave to Prisoner and as his circumstances challenge him more he digs deeper to find…

Vayeshev The Tribes (31) Likutei Sichos vol. 03 page 805 ff. The particulars of Yosef’s two dreams (the bundles and the stars) teach us things about serving Hashem and Golus. 1) We go in order from lower to higher (even in Golus), 2) Work, nothing real is free, 3) We gather many into one, 4)…

Miketz The Tribes (30) Likutei Sichos vol. 01 page 85 ff. Torah Ohr 28c. Dreams are the illustration of the experience of Exile, thus the story of Galus is punctuated by dreams. A positive lesson: in a dream one can skip steps, nothing is above anyone.

Vayeshev The Tribes (28) Likutei sichos vol. 35 page 156 ff. How the brother’s hear the dream. How Yoseph hears the dream. How Ya’akov hears the dream. What is Yaakov waiting for? [The geula].

Vayeshev The Tribes (27) Likutei Sichos vol. 25 page 204 ff. This class begins the story of the twelve sons of Ya’akov and is a new chapter in the Torah’s narrative: the children’s story. Yoseph tells his father and brothers his dreams. What is he thinking?! What is Ya’akov thinking? and what are the brothers…