After an impassioned speech from Yehuda, Yosef dramatically reveals his identity, and it is finally his chance to unleash his years of pent up anger and frustration on his brothers. However, Yosef chooses a different approach and calmly demonstrates to his brothers, and to us as the readers, that he has made peace with the past and is ready to move forward. How does he achieve this tranquility and how can this affect our own perspective on the current challenges we face?

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Sources include Genesis 45:4-8 Genesis 50:15-21.

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Credits

Rabbi Michael Emerson - Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem

Rabbi Adam Titcher – Lead Consultant and Producer

Arlene Harel – Faculty Coordinator