Why Yosef Was Called a Tzaddik
Rebbi Shimon says that before the test with Potiphar’s wife, Yosef was not called a tzaddik. Because he kept himself from damaging the covenant of the foundation (Yesod), he was called a tzaddik. The test marked the moment he became the foundation of the world.
Source: Zohar I, 194b
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