The Torah in Haiku: Vayeishev
December 10, 2009
Torah
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by Ed Nickow
Temple Chai, Long Grove, IL
(Originally published in The Torah in Haiku)
 Mrs. Potiphar
Was the "cougar" of her day
Seducing Joseph
The young man said, "no"
Resisted her advances
But still went to jail
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Had he not said No,
Had he not gone to prison,
No Jewish future.
Joseph's purity
Earned him the sobriquet of
Joseph the Tzaddik.
She meant it for bad,
Like the brothers at the pit.
God had other plans.