VAYIGASH -Gen. 44:18-47:27

And he came near....

Here, one of the things i'm learning is about the time when Joseph ordered everyone out (all of the egyptians) in order to disclose himself. Rahi says this verse means that Joseph could no longer endure seeing his brothers embarrassed and ashamed in front of the Egyptians, plus he knew they would be ashamed and fearful when they learned his true identity, and he did not want the Egyptian court to know how his brothers had betrayed him.

LESSON LEARTN: we should never cause another person embarrassment or public humiliation. One of the sages of the Talmud once said, "Publicly embarrassing one's neighbor is like spilling his blood". Sometimes being right is wrong if it requires embarrassing someone else.

As I'm readin this parsha portion i can not help being reminded about God's promise to me. He once said, I will clothe you in the best garments i have, there is. And he is just doing that! He is teaching me how to bear royal clothes all the time...wow, thank you father. I now know and see that not everyone is as lucky, or even has the knowledge of that....i dont know how to pass on these teaching or whether i should do it.....but i do know that i wanna thank you for such an immense privilege!

Why was Joseph able to forgive his brother?? Because he saw the greater good of the hand of God behind the malice of his brothers. Everything had worked according to God's plan and wisdom.

WHAT PHARAOH HEARD: I love what I'm learning here about Joseph commentaries on his family. Torah Club says that we can conclude without any mistake that the entire time Joseph had been in Egypt, he had never told anyone the story of what his brothers did to him. Had the Pharaoh known the story of the evil deed, he would not have extended the warm welcome to them.

By telling people about another person's misdeeds and unkindness, we turn opinions against that person. Although it feels good to this, it is wrong. Even though ever bit of the story is true, when we tell others about how we have been wronged, we are indulging in the sin of evil speech.

We can see that Joseph loved his brothers and his family so much that he could not bear the thought of having them defamed., it was this love that compelled him to protect their reputation.