Aliya Summary: Joseph directed his brothers to quickly return to
Canaan and bring Jacob and their families back to Egypt, where Joseph
promised to provide them with food until the famine ends. Joseph
embraced his brothers and cried. Pharaoh was informed that Joseph's
family had arrived, and he, too, instructed them to come to Egypt where
he would give them the "best of the land." The brothers went to Canaan –
laden with gifts from Pharaoh and Joseph – and informed Jacob that
Joseph was alive, indeed he ruled over all of Egypt. "And the spirit of
their father Jacob was revived."
Yosef gives his
brothers clothing, but gives Binyamin even more. Notice that once again a
son of Rachel is being favored by being given a special garment. The
first time, the results were disastrous for Yosef and his brothers. So
why tempt them? When a child misuses a book, we don't forbid him to ever
touch a book again. The opposite – teach the child how to properly
treat books, and as soon as possible give him another. In this way, you
will see if the lesson was learned. The "solution" to the problem of the
brothers is not reached by avoiding difficult situations. So, since
Yosef tested the brothers before they knew who he was, and they had
passed the test, he felt comfortable that they had learned their lesson
and were no longer jealous of what others had/got.
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