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Sometimes forgiveness can be cruel in its haste, preventing the sinner from processing and thus moving on from his sin. Letting someone take the easy way out robs them the chance to fully experience the consequence of, and assume responsibility for their actions. This is the offer Joseph extends to the brothers when he suggests they return “in peace” to their father.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph’s invitation is so absurd that the Torah needs to create a physical space in the text in order to digest it. When Judah admits that God has discovered their sins, he isn’t only referring to the theft of Joseph’s cup, he’s taking responsibility for their treatment of Joseph and everything that that caused. And for anyone with a sense of responsibility, there can clearly be no return, nor any peace so long as Benjamin is a captive.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his rejection of the easy way out, Judah reaches his finest hour, drawing on much of the wisdom gleaned from his experiences and the experiences of his forefathers. His approaching Joseph (“<\/span>vayigash<\/span><\/em>“) <\/span><\/i>echoes Isaac’s attempts at intimate communication with his son in chapter 27 (“<\/span>gsha na<\/span><\/em>“)<\/span><\/i>. His replaying of the dialogue with Joseph reminds us of the dialogues of Abraham and Abimelech in chapter 21. His assumption of a humble stance in relation to Joseph recalls Jacob’s reconciliation with Esau in chapter 32.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of all, Judah is inspired by the lesson of <\/span>areyvut<\/span><\/em> he learned from Tamar in chapter 38. He has completely abandoned the utilitarian calculations which typified his thinking earlier. There is no economic model that can justify insisting on all the brothers being slaves rather than just one. 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