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Vayigash: Retribution, Reconciliation and ReinvigorationEthics and Ethos-Insights on the Weekly Parsha

Rabbi Shmuel Silber - rabbisilber@suburbanorthodox.org

dn wxt ziy`xa .1Ÿe ½Y ¦ ÆWi ¦ c ©n³rÎ Ÿl §e i®lr ¥n Wi­ ¦ Îlk E`i¬¦vŸed ` ¾x §w ¦I ©e ei ½lr Æmi ¦aS ¦P ©d l ³Ÿk §l w À¥R © §z ¦d §l s ¹¥qŸei l ¸ŸkiÎ` «Ÿl §e (`)

s³¥qŸei x ¤n`¸ŸI ©e (b) :d «Ÿr §x ©R zi¬¥A r­©n §W¦I ©e m ¦i ½©x §v ¦n Er §n §W¦I ©e i®¦k §a ¦A Ÿe ­lŸwÎz ¤ o¬¥Y ¦I ©e (a) :ei«g ¤ Îl ¤ s­¥qŸei r¬©C ©e §z ¦d §A s ½¥qŸei i ¦p£ Æeig ¤ Îl ¤i®g i­¦a ¨ cŸe¬r ©dei²g ¤ Îl ¤ s ¥qŸei x ¤n`¸ŸI ©e (c) :ei«pR ¦n E ­l£d §a ¦p i¬¦M Ÿe ½zŸ zŸep£r©l Æeig ¤ E ³l §kiÎ` «Ÿl §e

E Àa §vr ¥YÎl © |d´Y ©r §e (d) :dn §i «x §v ¦n i­¦zŸ m¬¤Y §x ©k §nÎx ¤W£ m ½¤ki ¦g£ s´¥qŸei Æi ¦p£ x ¤n`ÀŸI ©e EW®B ¦I ©e i­©l ¥ ¬pÎEW §B:m«¤ki¥p §t ¦l mi­¦dŸl¡ i ¦p¬©gl §W d½i §g «¦n §l i´¦M dP®¥d i­¦zŸ m¬¤Y §x ©k §nÎi «¦M m ½¤ki¥pi ¥r §A Æx ©gƦiÎl © §e

1. Now Joseph could not bear all those standing beside him, and he called out, "Take everyone awayfrom me!" So no one stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2. And he weptout loud, so the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3. And Joseph said to his brothers, "Iam Joseph. Is my father still alive?" but his brothers could not answer him because they were startled byhis presence. 4. Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come closer to me," and they drew closer. Andhe said, "I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

Approach #1: Rebuke

b weqt dn wxt ybie zyxt ziy`xa ield zia .2yi df weqta dpd .eiptn eldap ik eze` zeprl eig` elki `le ig ia` cerd sqei ip` (b) .`

exrvl yyegy wx did dzr sqei mr egekiea eil` dcedi ixac lk ixdc cg` .daxd ea opeazdlepnn l`ey xeaic ick jeze ,eia` l` lri xrpde ,'eb ia` l` dlr` ji` ik el xn`y enke eia` ly

xy` owfd mkia` melyd mdl l`y mixvnl ipy mrt mz`ia zra skiz ixdc mbe .ig ia` cerdyi mewn dne dfn erqp `l cer mixvnl m`ea f`n `lde ig `ed ik el eaiyd mde ig epcerd mzxn`dn dl`yd z`f lr daeyzd xn`p `l recn dl`yd okzz m` ik xzei cere .zipy eiykr ml`eyl

:dl`yd z`f lr eig` el epr

mein epl ie` oicd mein epl ie` `lcxa odk `a` xn` df weqt lr `zi` (i bv) dax yxcna .ajexa yecwd `aiykl eiptn eldap ik eze` zeprl eig` elki `l mihay ly ophw sqei dgkezd

.dnke dnk zg` lr jipirl dkxr`e jgike` (p mildz) xn`py `edy dn itl cg` lkl gikeie `edeldap wx ,mihaydl o`k didy dgkez dn oiadl yi mb .ezpeeke yxcnd df x`al miax exac xake

.... sqei edfy llk mzrc lr dlr `ly zine`ztd drceddn

.b.llk eig`l qeit xcba sqei exn` `l df weqtc yxtn yxcndc dfa d`xp xy` z`e rcze `edy deg` mdl xikfd mkig` sqei ip` zipy mdl xn` eiptn eldapy xg` ipyd weqtda k"g`c

mdl xikfd `le sqei ip` wx mdl xn` `l oey`x weqtae .mig`l maygne mze` ade`y mdl d`xedd`xi mdl sqezp cer daxc` wx qeit mey mdl did `l sqei `edy mdl rcedae .llk dad`e deg`

sqei `ed ixd mpga dlilr mdilr ywane dzr cr mdnr mglpd yi`d dfy mdl rceda cgte... mwpi mwp lkyd itl i`ceae epevxk mda zeyrl ezlekiae ecia eltp dzr ode drx el elnby

.eze` zeprl elki `le eiptn eldape e`xiizp k"re

epazky enke llk dl`y xcba did `lc yxcnd yxtn k"b ig ia` cerd mdl xn`y dn mbe .c'd ,d`ilte dinz xcba `edy dil yxtn yxcnd wx .dzr llk efk dl`yl mewn did `lc dlrnl

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ia` leki j`id oian ipi` xne`e dinznk ig ia` cerd sqei ip` dinz oeyla mdl xn`e ,dnizd .dzr cr ipnn rcei epi`y exrv aexn dzr cr zeigl

lkc ,egekiea dcedi ly eizeprh lk lr dxizq mbe mdl dlecb dl`y fnxa onhp el` mixacae .dmdilr dyw ixd k"`e oinipa z` ezgiwla el mexbiy awri ly exrvn did dcedi ly eizeprh

leki didi ok sqei `la zeigl leki m`c mbe .sqeil exkne mdia` ly exrvl md eyyg `l recneaed` epa epnn gwiyk mdia` ly zepngxd lceb eiptl elicbdy ixg` edfe .onipa `la zeigl

dxizq `ed ik ezgkez lr el zeprl eig` elki `le ezgkezn eldape mnvr dyrn mdl xciq ,mnvr lr mnvrn mdilr `iyewe

itl xn`e wcwc ,`edy dn itl cg` lkl gikeie `ed jexa yecwd `aiykl yxcnd miiqy edfe .eeiyrnn miqtzp eiyrn eidie eiyrn lr eiyrnn cg` lkl dgkezd didi oicd meia mbc `edy dnlk ixdc uexiz zvw el yiy mc`d xaeq envr ipta `hge oer lk lrc df z` df mixzeq md j`id

,(`k ilyn) eipira xyi yi` jxc

zekxhvdd ieaixe dqpxtd wgece caek uexiz el yiy ezrca xaeq dwcv ozep epi`y in lynle .fenke llk witqn uexiz df oi`c mbde ,mixg` lr xftl egka oi`y cr ezia ipan zeigxkd ly

ipr 'it`e dwcv mdn dyri oinvnevn zepefny mc` d`ex m` ('f sc) oihib zkqna exn`yxiyrd yper zencl epi` ixdc `ed iegice uexiz zvw n"n ,dwcv dyri dwcvd on qpxtznd

.daxd eyper lwei ixd df uexiza k"`e .dwcv ozep epi`y iprl ribnd yperl dwcvn eci utewd

biydl enk oebd epi`y xac xear oenn daxd xfit xg` mewna xy` eiyrnn el mi`xn mpn` .gmipebd mpi`y mixac epal cnll xftn oenn dnke zwelgn xear e` ceak e` dxeq`d de`z efi`

edfe ,miltk myper lcbeie uexizd dfa xzqpe dqpxtd caek edexvr `l dxiard wqra recne .eiyrnn cg` lkl didi dgkezdc `edy dn itl cg` lkl gikeie yxcna xn`y

Approach #2: Reconciliation fl wxt ziy`xa .3

c³©g © §e ©g À¥xI ©d §e W ¤n´¤X ©d d¥P ¦d §e cŸe ½r ÆmŸel£g i «¦Y §n³©lg d¥P ¦d x ¤n`ÀŸI ©e ei®g ¤ §l Ÿe ­zŸ x¬¥R ©q §i ©e x ½¥g © mŸel£g ÆcŸer m¬Ÿl£g©I ©e (h)d­¤G ©d mŸe¬l£g ©d d²n Ÿe ½l x ¤n`ŸI ©e ei ½¦a ¨ ŸeAÎx©r §b ¦I ©e ¼eig ¤ Îl ¤ §e »ei ¦a ¨ Îl ¤ x´¥R ©q §i ©e (i) :i«¦l mi­¦e£g ©Y §W «¦n mi ½¦akŸe «M ÆxUr

:dv §x«¨ ­L §l z¬Ÿe£g ©Y §W ¦d §l Li ½¤g © §e L §O ¦ §e Æi ¦p£ Ÿe Àap Ÿea£d Y §n®lg x´¤W£9. And he again dreamed another dream, and he related it to his brothers, and he said, "Behold, I have dreamedanother dream, and behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were prostrating themselves to me." 10. And hetold [it] to his father and to his brothers, and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that youhave dreamed? Will we come I, your mother, and your brothers to prostrate ourselves to you to the ground?"

fl wxt ziy`xa .4m ½¤k §W ¦A mi´¦rŸx ÆLiƤg © Ÿe ³l£d s À¥qŸeiÎl ¤ l ¹¥ x §U ¦i x ¤n`¸ŸI ©e (bi) :m«¤k §W ¦A m­¤di ¦a£ o`¬ŸvÎz ¤ zŸe ²r §x ¦l ei®g ¤ E ­k §l¥I ©e (ai)

o` ½ŸS ©d mŸel §WÎz ¤ §e ÆLiƤg © mŸe ³l §WÎz ¤ d ¹¥ §x ` ¸pÎK¤l Ÿe Àl x ¤n`ŸI ©e (ci) :i ¦p«¥P ¦d Ÿe ­l x ¤n ¬ŸI ©e m®¤di¥l£ L£gl §W ¤ §e d­k §l:dn«¤k §W ` ­ŸaI ©e oŸe ½x §a ¤g w ¤n¥r ¥n ÆEdÆ¥gl §W¦I ©e x®aC i ¦p­¥a ¦W£d ©e

12. And his brothers went to pasture their father's flocks in Shechem. 13. And Israel said to Joseph, "Are yourbrothers not pasturing in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said to him, "Here I am." 14. So hesaid to him, "Go now and see to your brothers' welfare and the welfare of the flocks, and bring me back word." Sohe sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

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5. Covenant & Conversation (316)

`p weqt `n wxt ziy`xa .6 :i «¦a ¨ zi¬¥AÎlM z­¥ §e i ½¦ln£rÎlMÎz ¤ Æmi ¦dŸl¡ i ¦p³©X©pÎi «¦M d®¤X©p §n xŸe ­k §A ©d m¬¥WÎz ¤ s²¥qŸei `¬x §w ¦I ©e

7. Covenant & Conversation (319)

cn wxt ziy`xa .8ÆEpÆY ¦ o ³ŸhT ©d Epi ¦g ¨ ÁW¥iÎm ¦ z ¤c®¤xl l­©kEp `¬Ÿl x ¤n`¾ŸP ©e (ek) :l ¤k «Ÿ Îh©r §n Ep¬lÎEx §a ¦W Ea­ªW Epi®¦a ¨ x ¤n` ­ŸI ©e (dk)

m´¤Y © Epi®¥l ¥ i­¦a ¨ ¬L §C §a©r x ¤n`²ŸI ©e (fk) :Ep«Y ¦ EP¬¤pi ¥ o ­ŸhT ©d Epi¬¦g ¨ §e Wi ½¦ d i¥p §R ÆzŸe` §x ¦l l À©kEp `´ŸlÎi ¦M Ep §c ½©xi §e

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:dP«¥dÎc©r ei­¦zi ¦ §x `¬Ÿl §e s®xŸh s ´Ÿxh K­© x ¾©nŸ e i ½¦Y ¦ «¥n Æcg ¤ «d ³¥v¥I ©e (gk) :i «¦Y §W ¦ i¬¦NÎdc §l«i m¦i­©p §W i¬¦M m ½¤Y §r ©c §i:dl «Ÿ §W d­rx §A i²¦zai ¥UÎz ¤ m¯¤Y §c ©xŸe «d §e oŸe ®q ¨ Ed ´xw §e i­©pR m¬¦r ¥n d²¤fÎz ¤ Îm©B m¯¤Y §g ©w §lE (hk)

25. that our father said, 'Go back, buy us a little food.' 26. But we said, 'We cannot go down; [only] if ouryoungest brother is with us will we go down, for we cannot see the man's face if our youngest brother isnot with us.'27. And your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two [children].28. The one went away from me, and I said, "He has surely been torn to pieces, and I have not seen himsince." 29. Now if you take this one too away from me, and misfortune befalls him, you will bring downmy hoary head in misery to the grave.'

9. Covenant & Conversation (320)

10. Covenant & Conversation (320)

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Approach #3:ybie zyxt ziy`xa dlkc `xb` .11

lkd ixde ig eia`y rci `l `zyd cr ike ,oaen epi` eheyt itl .ig ia` cerd 'eke sqei xn`iemeid cr f`nk sqei ip` mdl xn`y `ed j` ,eia`n lkd did dpd cr dcedi xn`ne mdia`n extq

ceqn rcepk c"eqi zcn `xwp c"er ,ig ia` cerd ,ux`d zexr z`neha iz`nhp `ly izwfgay"fe ,oicc `payegk oicc `payeg oke ,[a enw mildz] i"cera iwl`l dxnf` i"iga i"i dlld`

zpiga epiidc ,ig ia` ly c"er m` e`xe `p ehiad ,oipiir igiwt mz` `ld mdl xn` ,ig ia` cerd.oade ,i"g zbixcna epiidc ig oiicr `ed m` ,ia` ciledy dnew xeriyd ly ceqi

R. Zvi Elimelech Shapira of Dinov was born in 1785 / 5545. He was a close disciple of R. Ya'acob YitzchacHorowitz, the Chozeh (Seer) of Lublin, and other great Chassidic leaders. His mentor revealed to him that hestemmed from the tribe of Yisachar, and hence entitled his famous work Bnei Yisachar. He served as rabbi ofa number of Polish Jewish communities, the last ones being Munkatch and Dinov. He became a Chassidicleader in 1815 / 5575.

ybie zyxt ziy`xa l`enyn my .12eaiyde ,ig epcerd mzxn` xy` owfd mkia`l melyd mdl l`y xak `ld oiadl yie .ig ia` cerd

w"dex m` dzid ezl`yy d`xpe .zipy mdl l`y dnl k"`e ,ig epcer epia`l jcarl mely el.... sqei zl`y dzid efe ,ig z`xwp w"dex z`xydc ixd ... eilr dxey

R. Shmuel b. R. Avraham Borenstein was the son of the Admor of Sochachov and was born in 1856 in Kotzk.He was his father's right hand and taught in the Sochachov yeshiva. In 1910 he became Admor (rebbe) uponhis father's demise. He died in 1926.

zeny zyxt zeny gprt zptv .13igze (fk ,dn ziy`xa) jxc lr xg` mewna izazk ,ig ia` cerd l`yy l"pd `iyew xe`ia dpde

lr ,xity iz` l"pd epixac itle .l"we ,(a ayie `negpz) eycw gex eilr dxeyy ,mdia` awri gexze`wztxd lk xg` eavne ecner lr cner oiicr m` inp ikde ,'eke daxd micinlz ecinrde jxcezpen`a wicve (c ,a wewag) y"nk jxazi ea epeghae ezpen`a miiwe ig x`ypy ,eilr exary

.oade ,digi

R. Ya'akov Yosef haCohen (Katz) was the greatest of the Besht's disciples together with R. Dov Baer ofMezritch. He served as rabbi of many communities, and from 1770 in Polonne, where he died in 1782.

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