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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
RAV KOOK ON Mikeitz Part 1: Interpreting Dreams
The Sages made a remarkable claim regarding dreams and their interpretation: “Dreams are fulfilled according to the interpretation” (Berachot 55b). The interpreter has a key function in the realization of a dream: his analysis can determine how the dream will come to pass. The Talmud substantiated this statement with the words of the chief wine-butler: “Just as he interpreted, so [my dream] came to be” (Gen. 41:13). Do dreams foretell the future? Does the interpreter really have the power to determine the meaning of a dream and alter the future accordingly?
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