Letting it Go
Va-yiggash,
or as I like to think of it, “Joseph’s Big Reveal,” is this week’s parasha.
Genesis 45:1-15 recounts Joseph letting his brothers’ know who he is and
embracing them. When Pharaoh hears the news, he welcomes them and tells them to
make Egypt
their home as the famine is to last 5 more years. They heed this advice and now
the house of Israel
is once again removed from the Promised Land.
As Joseph
tells his brothers who he is, he says, “Now, do not be distressed or reproach
yourselves because you sold me hither; it was to save life that G-d sent me
here.” (Genesis 45:5) Joseph has accepted what his brothers did and also
recognizes the true purpose for it. He realizes that he would have never gotten
anywhere if he let his brothers’ decision rule his life or tried to get back at
them. He kept moving forward and did great deeds for others. When others curse
us or do wrong by us, we could miss out on a blessing while being stuck on
their acts. Let go and let G-d!
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