The Brothers do not Recognize Yosef
Why didn’t Yosef contact his father for all the years he was in Egypt? Why did he make his brothers suffer such hardships? What was the motivation behind this plan? This class explores these important…
Read more ›The story of Yosef and his brothers takes a surprising turn when Yosef reveals himself to his brothers. Just when it seems that Yosef wishes to permanently cut himself off from his brothers, and when …
Read more ›We find a number of different approaches among the commentators to explain Yosef’s plan in what appears as his heartless and vengeful treatment of his brothers in Parashat Miketz. After living their l…
Read more ›We read in Parashat Miketz of Yosef’s harsh treatment of his brothers when they came to Egypt to purchase grain. Yosef, who was now the Egyptian vizier and unrecognizable to his brothers, baselessly a…
Read more ›We read in Parashat Miketz of the arrival of Yosef’s brothers in Egypt to purchase grain. Yosef, whom the brothers did not recognize, accused them of coming to spy the country, and ordered one brother…
Read more ›Yosef is the eleventh son of Yaakov fand first son of Rachel. Upon his birth, Rachel wishes that God add (“yosef”) yet another son. Yosef is Yaakov's favorite son, a preference the father demonstrates…
Read more ›Yosef acts like a hostile stranger when his brothers come to Egypt. Even if one could understand his behavior toward his brothers, he must know that his charade causes pain for Yaakov. How could he do…
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