Ramban on Parshat Miketz - But We are Guilty For Our Brother
When the brothers are accused of being spies and one is held hostage in Egypt until the return of the others, their reaction is to see this as punishment for their cruelty to Yosef many years before. They recall that they ignored his pleading to them from the pit. Apparently, they view their passive cruelty as justifying a greater punishment than the sale itself!
We compare their view with Ramban’s ideas about the relative value of intentions, personality, and actions as they relate to Avraham’s test during Akeidat Yitzhak, and compare Avraham at the Akeida with the story and transformation of the brothers.
לשאר השיעורים בסדרה (30)
- Ramban on Chayyei Sara: The Burial of Sarah in Eretz Yisrael - the Location of the Cave of Makhpela
- Ramban on Shelach: Who Sent the Spies and Why?
- Ramban on Toldot: Did the Avot Keep the Torah?
- Ramban on Vayikra - Appeasement and Atonement
- Ramban on Vayishlach: The Massacre in Shechem
- Ramban on Tzav - Derech Eretz
- Ramban on Yitro: Hearing God's Voice at Har Sinai
- Ramban on Vayeshev - "And Yaakov Settled as a Stranger"
- Ramban on Tazria - Ki HaDavar Nes
- Why is Para Aduma Called "Chuka"?
- Ramban on Vaera: The Hardening of Pharoah's Heart
- Ramban on Acharei Mot Kedoshim - Sa'ir LaAzazel
- Bilam and the Daughters of Moav
- Ramban on Vayechi: BeCharvi u-veKashti - With My Sword and Bow
- Ramban on Parshat Emor - Mikraei Kodesh
- Why Kill Midyan and Spare Moav?
- Ramban on Bo: HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem - This Month is for You
- Ramban on Behar Bechukotai
- Ramban on Matot Masei - Cities and Name Changes
- Ramban on Teruma: The Mishkan and the Divine Presence
- Ramban on Bamidbar: "Tifkedu Otam" - Remembrance and Supervision
- God Gave the Land of Moav to the Moabites
- Ramban on Mishpatim: "Justice Belongs to God"
- Ramban on Rosh HaShana: What is the Secret of the Terua?
- Ramban on Beshallach: Tze'aka - Crying Out
- Ramban on Parshat Ki Tavo
- "The Divine Presence Within Israel is a Need of the People" - "Shechina BeYisrael Tzorech Hediot"
- Ramban on Parshat Nitzavim - Transcending Free Will
- Ramban on Tetzaveh - The Shechinah within Israel
- Ramban on Shoftim - Does Jewish Society Exist in Chutz LaAretz?