The family violence of Parshat Vayeshev is startling and disturbing. How can one brother think of killing another brother?
Joseph is depicted by the Torah as a talebearer and an egocentric 17-year-old. We can imagine that he might have been quite annoying, but is that a reason to kill him?
- How do families, and we might say, the Jewish family, become so toxic?
- How do we reach a point at which the Jewish people become so fractious?
In this week’s Parsha Discussion, Rabbi Alex Israel examines three perspectives on this story.
Click here to read more from this week’s Parsha Discussion on Vayeshev: Brotherly Hatred.
