Yosef frames Binyamin

“He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the goblet turned up in Binyamin’s bag.” The search for the goblet – which turns out to be in Binyamin’s bag – was staged, and…

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…

We read in Parashat Vayigash of how Yosef finally revealed his identity to his brothers, after hearing Yehuda’s impassioned plea that he allow Binyamin to return home to Canaan. The Torah introduces t…

In order to understand this week's parasha, we must examine the context of the previous parshiyyot. Is it true that Yosef was sold by his brothers? Though they still bore responsibility and culpabilit…

We discussed Yosef's harsh treatment of his brothers when they come before him, as he serves as Egyptian viceroy and supervises the distribution of the country's grain. Yosef accuses them of coming to…

We read in Parashat Miketz that when Yosef’s brothers plan to return home from Egypt, Yosef orders his servant to place his silver goblet in Binyamin’s bag, to frame him as a thief. Shortly after the …

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…