The Tzadik, With Capital Ts

A lifetime ago on a very good date I was asked who my favorite character in Tanach was. My answer was Dovid, warrior, guy's guy, poet, song writer, man of G-d. Sounded cool to me.

This morning during leining I thought of Yosef HaTzadik with fondness. Things change. For a moment, I thought Yosef may be my favorite, as it were. Yosef: a dreamer whose dreams came true. He defied temptation. He was G-d focused for real and likewise regarding his Jewish identity. He was a giver.