This week\u2019s parshah is called Vayigash \u2013 from the verb that means to \u201capproach\u201d or \u201ccome forward\u201d.\u00a0 The parshah describes the emotional reunion of Joseph and his brothers. In earlier parashot, we learned about the complex relationship between Joseph and his brothers:\u00a0combining enmity, jealousy, anger, humiliation, but also a family bond strengthened by their common love for their parents.\u00a0Joseph\u2019s arrogance and insensitivity provoked enmity in his brothers; the brothers responded with a bitter anger and sought to be rid of their brother by selling him into slavery in Egypt.\u00a0While the multi-talented Yosef arose to prominence as second in command in Egypt, the brothers suffered a famine in Canaan.\u00a0They travelled to Egypt to look for food, and unbeknown to them, came before Yosef, who oversaw the granaries.\u00a0At first, Yosef pretends not to recognize his brothers:\u00a0anger and resentment still burning in his heart.\u00a0But when he sees his younger brother Benjamin, he breaks down in tears and tells them:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s me Yosef, who you sold to Egypt.\u201d\u00a0In these few, powerful words Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers as the one they had abandoned and humiliated.\u00a0We all want to be seen \u2013 in our strengths, but also in our vulnerability; more, we want to be seen by those people who are most important to us, and who may have hurt us in some way.<\/p>\n
This week may we all find ways to approach relationships in need of mending with a desire to see and be seen for who we are.<\/p>\n
Shabbat Shalom,<\/p>\n
Moreh Greg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week\u2019s parshah is called Vayigash \u2013 from the verb that means to \u201capproach\u201d or \u201ccome forward\u201d.\u00a0 The parshah describes the emotional reunion of Joseph and his brothers. In earlier …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n