Parashat Miketzמִקֵּץ

What happens in Miketz

Two years later, Pharaoh dreams of seven gaunt cows devouring seven fat ones, and only Joseph — summoned from the dungeon — can interpret: seven years of plenty, then seven of famine. Pharaoh makes Joseph viceroy of Egypt on the spot. When the famine reaches Canaan, Joseph's brothers come to buy grain and bow before the brother they don't recognize. Joseph tests them, demanding they bring Benjamin, and the parsha ends on a cliffhanger with a silver goblet planted in Benjamin's sack.

Big themes

• Preparation meets opportunity
• Testing and trust
• Power used wisely