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must stay calm and ensure that all decisions are measured and not pondered on for too long or rushed into. In order to do this, firstly we must think before we speak. We all have ups and downs; hasty reactions are a defence mechanism, and usually not the most effective one. If we're not on guard, we act impulsively. Criticism has a way of getting under our skin and making us attack the source of the criticism. So before you react, give yourself a chance to consider the comment, what it really means, and if perhaps there is validity to it. As King Shlomo says: "Don't be quick to respond." Next you need to analyse the information youre taking in. If it's not worth mulling over, it's not worth studying in the first place as all that information may just overload and confuse you. When you hear or read something, train yourself to sum up the central point in a few words. If you don't take the time to think over what you've learned, you are viewing the world blindly through someone else's eyes. If one does this, then they are able to clear their mind and learn how to truly think things through efficiently in order to come up with the best solution possible.
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At the Kever itself, Rav Chaim continued to Rav Chaim Shmulevitz turned to the studaven with great intensity and dent, and gave, in Yiddish, a concentration, with tears very powerful answer. A Tatte streaming down his face, as he und a Mamme can zuken for a beseeched Hashem for the peokint nisht zi vinyin. Obber a kint ple on his list. He concluded his can alumul freichen a mamme heartfelt tefillos with the words zivanin. This translates as: A Mamme, I know that Hashem Father and a Mother can ask for told you not to cry. However, I, a child to stop crying. However, your son Chaim, am requesting a child can always ask for a that you cry! (In Yirmiyah mother to cry...
The Vilna Gaon explains that the dreams werent just mere dreams but they were prophecies, and a prophet is not The Midrash answers that the brothers, including Yosef, allowed to refrain from telling over his prophecies. Accord- made an oath, a pact, not to inform Yaakov. Some ingly, then, Yosef was required and obligated to say them. Mefarshim comment that even Hashem was part of this oath. In accordance to the Halacha, an oath is incredibly Yosef knew the prophecy had to come true, however, binding and it is forbidden to break it. The Rambam puts whilst his brothers bowed down to him he knew Binyomin forward another solution: Grief banishes prophecy. Thus was missing. In the dream eleven sheaves were bowing even if Yosef was under an oath and Hashem wasnt, Hadown to him so he needed to engineer the brothers to shem couldnt have informed him as grief banishes bring Binyamin down and Shimon then had to be taken prophecy. captive as a collateral, thus fulfilling the prophecy. In conclusion, all of Yosefs acts concerning his family were Yet once the second dream was fulfilled why hide the cup not tormenting and cruel, rather he needed to fulfil the in Binyamins sack? prophecies in the dreams and test the brothers love. In The Ramban explains that in order for Yosef to be content connection with the grief all the brothers seemed to have for the safety of Binyomin to travel back with the brothers caused to Yaakov, they in fact couldnt help it as they all were under an oath that prevented them from informing he needed to test their love for him. him about Yosef. As the Chafetz Chaim notes when Yosef Rav Hirsch expounds differently, saying: Yosef wanted to revealed his identity to them everything rang with clarity make sure that he could reveal himself to them. He needand all pre-arrogance subsided, all they conflict ended ed to see where their hatred for him began. Did the brothand they returned to peace and prosperity. As the Choers either hate him because of his dreams or because of fetz Chaim continues to say: This is what it will be like, Yaakovs love for Rochel? If it was the last reason then please G-d, in the time of Moshiach- may his arrival be they would have treated Binyamin just the same. Howevhasty! er, they clearly showed that the root of their hatred lay in Yosefs dreams. Now, it was safe for Yosef to reveal him-
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and his blood as well behold! is being avenged. 42:22 Yosef was destined to live 110 years. Had his brothers truly killed him at the age of 17 his age at the time that they sold him they would have shortened his life by 93 years. The numerical value of , his blood as well, is 93. Reuven was afraid that the 93 years they may have taken from Yosefs life was now being avenged.
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