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Top-left is the Davka Judaica graphic of Paro and his dream(s)
Mickey Mouse, as the sorcerer’s apprentice, represents the wizards of Egypt who were unable to satisfactorily interpret Par’o's dreams. (Just as Mickey was unable to stop the mops from drawing more and more water)
When the Wine Steward finally told Par’o about Yosef, he (Yosef) was brought up from the dungeon and cleaned up. Tradition tells us that it was Rosh HaShana when Yosef was brought before Par’o - hence, the Shofar…
The Torah tells us that he shaved for the occasion - hence the electric shaver with the Shofar
To the right of the Shofar & shaver is a scarab ring, like the one Paro gave Yosef when he decided to appoint Yosef “over Egypt” 20%
was part of Yosef’s plan for Par’o, to take a fifth from each producer during the years of plenty, so that there would be enough to go around during the years of famine 10+1+? was the brothers’ answer to Yosef’s question about their family. We are 10 brothers, son of one man. Plus one other brother who is at home, plus another who’s whereabouts are unknown
Botnim (now peanuts but originally pistachio - Biblical Hebrew and modern Hebrew differ on occasion) were part of Yaakov’s gift package. Today, pistachios are called FISTUKIM in Hebrew. It obviously is not a Hebrew word, since no Hebrew word can start with an F sound
The silver cup is Yosef’s (did he get it as a Bar Mitzva gift?), used to frame Binyamin
The sack of coins represents the double portion of money the brothers found returned to their sacks
At the bottom is a scene from Megilat Esther, with Haman leading Mordechai through the streets. There are many similarities between that Megila scene and what was done with Yosef. This one is particularly obvious - parading him… calling before him… (Yosef, Mordechai). Then there is the king giving a ring… and more
The bell (under the two items whose names start with SH) is for the word VATIPA’EM RUCHO, his (Par’o) spirit was troubled. The word appears only one other place in Tanach, in the book of Daniel, where it has the same context: being troubled as a result of a dream. Rashi in Mikeitz explains it as having the feeling of a bell ringing inside (one’s chest or heart, perhaps)
The shirt with the 6 on it is a play on BIGDEI SHEISH, garments of linen, that Par’o clothed Yosef with
Club 365 is associated with the department store HAMASHBIR. That is what Yosef was for the Land of Egypt - HAMASHBIR (B’reishit 42:6)
The key with the picture of ET stands for the pasuk in which Yosef instructs his people that the brothers will eat with him, the words are KI ITI YOCHLU HA’ANASHIM
The emblem of the State of Israel comes from the haftara, which comes from the prophecy of Zechariya
Part of Zechariya’s message is LO B’CHAYIL, not with military might - hence, the Xed out soldier. This is not to say that we shouldn’t have the best army possible. That is our Hishtadlus. But we must understand that our greatest weapon, so to speak, is G-d’s spirit on our side - something we get when we are faithful to Him. The leaders of the State whose emblem comes from the Navi should learn the lesson of the prophecy of the same source
Hess logo is for the similarity to the words in the haftara: Hass kol basar. Hess, meat - get it?
Tide is recommended for Yehoshua KG’s soiled garments
The guitar-like stringed instrument is an OUD, a word from the haftara (with a different meaning)
Lower right is a play on Yaakov’s telling his sons that there was Shever b’Mitzrayim (SHEVER means ‘provisions’ and also fraction - the particular fraction has no significance
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