Parshas Vayigash: Lefi Ma Shehu and the Ego
- In Parshah
- Drasha
AI summary (may contain mistakes)
Why do Yosef's brothers cry woe to us on the Yom HaDin when Yosef reveals himself? The Brisker Rav says Yosef contradicted their own words about their father's pain, and Rav Chaim Shmulevitz says their certainty of being right came crashing down. A Shabbos table argument over sauna temperatures shows how ego keeps a person from backing down. We learn to check our emotions and our bittul even when acting l'kavod shamayim.
Key points
- Rav Chaim Shmulevitz says Hashem may tell a person on the Yom HaDin He never asked for that path.
- One reading of l'fi mah shehu: the hidden factor of emotion, usually ego, behind feeling right.
- We learn that the Torah names kinah and sinah so we always check our emotions.
