The Brothers do not Recognize Yosef

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  1. Family Healing

    Rabbi Alex Israel | 38 minutes

    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 this to his father, and why does Yosef frame Binyamin? Ultimately, the story touches upon mistakes of long ago and offers a chance for renewal and atonement.

  2. Yosef - Tanakh Profiles

    Rabbi Jonathan Mishkin

  3. The Pitfalls of "I Told You So"

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. Prisoner or Prisoners: Yosef's Change of Heart

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  5. Yosef's Motives

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  6. Yosef Reveals His Identity

    Rabbi Gad Eldad

    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 he manages to get his hands on Binyamin, he finally reveals his identity, and everything appears to work out well. What did Yosef see at this time to make this sharp turn? And why did his brothers later fear that he would seek revenge after Yaakov's death?

    The Bible creates a parallel between he passage at the end of the book in which Yosef's dreams are fulfilled and the passage in which he reveals his identity, and seeks to hint that the story of Yosef and his brother is a drama of errors. The brothers erred in their false suspicion of Yosef, while Yosef erred in his maintaining an estranged attitude for such a long time. He should have ended that earlier, thereby sparing everyone, and especially his father, unnecessary grief. 

  7. Yosef & His Brothers: How a Family Can Be Transformed

    Rabbi Alex Israel | 52 minutes

    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 questions, allowing us to understand that these actions were crucial to allow Yosef to return to his brothers, and for the siblings to work on repairing the family unit.  

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