INSIGHT 5781 - #14: THE PERSONAL AND THE PUBLIC

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INSIGHT 5780 - #13: VALUE IN THE VERY STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND

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A powerful example of what we mean when we speak of the need to understand the balancing of what we term the different dimensions in understanding any behaviour within this story is the complexity inherent in Yosef's declaration to his brothers about his identity. From the spiritual perspective, he feels a necessity to ensure that his prophetic dreams come to fruition. From an ethical perspective, he does not even wish the possibility of embarrassing his brothers in front of the Egyptians. From the personal perspective, he is being internally driven to re-connect and bring about the most positive of personal connections and emotions. The only way to understand the full depth of this event is through recognizing this complexity.
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INSIGHT 5779 - #12: Negotiations

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Insight 5777-15: Torah and Context

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Insight 5776-14: The Mystery of the Remez

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Insight 5775-13: Forgiveness

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Insight 5774-13: The Bond to Israel

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Insight 5773-14: The Death of a Son

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1) We can start with the very question inherent in the Insight. How does one balance a vision of the world totally directed by God with a vision of the world that appears random and demands our involvement in action? Ramchal's Da'at Tevunot may be a place to start.

2) There is actually a deeper side to the Insight that is clearly implied in its words but is somewhat also deflected in the writing. The question is not only about how we are to respond but also how we are to feel. Yosef's question was existential -- which means that he believed Yaakov would have responded to the ways of the world as is, without a comfort in knowing that everything is ultimately for the good. Yet we are also to believe that everything is for the good which the Chassidic masters indicate is the very basis of the ability to always be in simcha. How can one combine these two emotions?

Insight 5771-11: Yosef and Yehuda

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