{"id":14558,"date":"2025-12-09T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=14558"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:32:44","slug":"parshat-vayeishev-wrong-judgement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshat-vayeishev-wrong-judgement\/","title":{"rendered":"Parshat Vayeishev: Wrong Judgement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&#8220;\u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05c7\u05bc\u05dc \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b6\u05df \u05d6\u05b0\u05e7\u05bb\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05ea\u05b9\u05e0\u05b6\u05ea \u05e4\u05b7\u05bc\u05e1\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Yisrael (Yaakov) loved Yosef more than all his sons because he was a son of his old age, and he made him a long sleeved tunic.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Bereshit_37:3&amp;s1=1&amp;l1=he,en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bereishit 37:3<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThey (the brothers) could not speak to him (Yosef) peacefully.\u201d<\/em> Many assume the brothers hated Yosef because he spoke lashon hara on them. Yosef saw his brothers acting in a was he thought was wrong, so he told their father Yaakov on them. But the Pasuk says clearly that the bad feelings started because Yaakov loved Yosef best, because of the favoritism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Did He See?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What did Yosef see? He saw his brothers eating a moving animal and assumed they were eating a live animal &#8211; ever min hachai. He heard his brothers calling their step-brothers &#8220;slaves&#8221;, and thought that was wrong. And he thought that his brothers were acting immorally, when they were not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So he told Yaakov. He did this <em>l\u2019toeles<\/em>,  for a constructive purpose, so his brothers would correct their ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yosef is punished because of this Lashon Hara that he said. But why was he so severely punished if his intentions were pure? What did he do wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was punished not because his intention was bad, but because his judgment was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bad Speech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The laws of <em>Lashon Hara <\/em>(bad speech) teach that when we see someone acting incorrectly, we must first go over to that person and try to speak to him. Only if that doesn&#8217;t work are we allowed to tell a mentor or parent if we think they will be able to help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yosef never discussed what he saw with his brothers, he went immediately to his father. Had he first spoken to his brothers with a curious approach, he would have been able to prevent all the accusations. But in Yosef&#8217;s mind, he didn&#8217;t put these sins past his brothers. He already decided it was their &#8220;type&#8221; to act that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And once he decided that, it was as if it happened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the tragedy doesn\u2019t stop there. The brothers also jumped to conclusions. They heard Yosef\u2019s dreams about the sun and stars, that Yosef would be a king and rule over them. They didn\u2019t ask him about it. They assumed that \u201che wants to erase us from <em>Klal Yisroel<\/em> (the nation of Israel).\u201d They labeled him a <em>rodef<\/em>, a pursuer. According to <em>their<\/em> judgment, killing him became justified as the law dictates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05b0\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05b9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">If someone comes to kill you, rise and kill him first.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Bavli_Sanhedrin_72a&amp;s1=1&amp;l1=he,en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bavli Sanhedrin 72a<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn\u2019t speak to him, they just decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speak It Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when the tension reached its breaking point, they didn\u2019t go to Yaakov to discuss the situation. Why? Because they assumed he wouldn\u2019t be objective. \u201cHe loves Yosef too much, he\u2019ll never hear us out.\u201d Yaakov would never do that! But the brothers ever gave truth a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone in this story suffered because of assumptions. Yosef assumed. The brothers assumed. The meforshim say that the sale of Yosef is the root of all sins between man and man. We decide why people did something. We decide what they meant. We decide their motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All without ever asking. And how many times are we wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The takeaway from Parshas Vayeishev is a powerful lesson for us Before we speak, verify. Before we judge, clarify. Before we label, listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the greatest exile begins in the mind when we jump to conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want to learn more about our spiritual superpower? Join TorahMates today and learn with your own study partner from anywhere!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by RL Breski; based on the teachings of Rabbi D. 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