Hello Alan, I noticed my copy of the Torah in the Jewish Publication Society 1917 sitting on my bookshelf and thought it might be fun to read from it today. And I will go ahead and tell you kine, is an old English word for plural, or multiple cows. Let's start if you are ready.

1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass. 

3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 

4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. 

So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 

6 And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. 7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. 

And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof; and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 9 Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying: ‘I make mention of my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in the ward of the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker. 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.  Genesis 41: 1 - 12 Jewish Publication Society 1917

< = = = Sir, I hope you don't mind me saying, but your images are a bit crazy . . . is something going on?

John laughed, "I am going to visit an artist that has been experimenting with applying Surrealistic techniques to Biblical topics. Thought I would give him a bit of inspiration. He's my next stop, thought I would kill two birds with one stone as they say."

< = = = Surrealistic? What's that?

Surrealism is a school of art that first flourished in the 1920s and 30s, and is still active today. The goal was for the dream state, fantasy, or fantastical, the things we make up would, through art, be joined to the real world in “an absolute reality, a surreality.”

< = = =  I can't imagine what that can have to do with the Torah?

"Maybe go back reread what we have covered in the life of the patriarchs. Let's just take Joseph. In the real world he was thrown into a pit, into a prison, it is fantastical, that he didn't die, that he rose to prominence in Potiphar's house and Pharaoh's prison. Clearly dreams had and will have a role in his life and most important, consider his statement that interpretations belong to God. And interpretations will be a big part of your next lesson, don't forget to read ahead and be ready to share another section of your D'var Torah soon. Bye now."