In Parashat Vayigash, Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers and instructs them to return to Canaan and bring Yaakov to Egypt, where Yosef – who had risen to the position of viceroy – will support him and his family during the remainder of the famine years. Just before they leave, Yosef gives one final instruction: "Al tirgezu ba-darekh." This difficult phrase has earned many different interpretations. Rashi begins by citing two Midrashic interpretations from the Gemara (Masekhet Ta'anit 10b). One view explains this instruction to mean that the brothers should not e
