Yosef and Binyamin
That moment when Yosef finally set his eyes on Binyamin was the moment when he could no longer contain himself and he revealed himself to his brothers. This meeting was a high point within Yaakov’s fa…
Read more ›After Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers, he reassures them that he harbors no hard feelings towards them for their mistreatment of him, and then embraces them and weeps. The Torah places part…
Read more ›The Torah tells in Parashat Vayigash of the descent of Yaakov and his family to Egypt. Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers and then sends them back to Canaan to urge Yaakov to resettle in Egypt…
Read more ›After revealing his identity to his brothers, Yosef presents them with gifts: "To each of them he gave a change of clothing; but to Binyamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of …
Read more ›The Torah relates in Parashat Vayigash that after Yosef revealed his identity to his brothers, he gave them each a gift – a new garment – and gave Binyamin five new garments and three hundred gold coi…
Read more ›We read in Parashat Vayigash of the gifts that Yosef gave his brothers immediately after revealing to them his identity. The Torah relates that Yosef gave each of his brothers a new garment, but he ga…
Read more ›The Sages describe the "Children of Rachel" as having certain traits, and if one is born into a family with certain gifts - one is meant to use those gifts and character traits responsibly and for goo…
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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