Family D'var Torah Parshas Vayigash: Actions Speak Louder than Words

By R' Mendy and Yosef Chaim Zafir

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In Parshas Vayigash, there’s a moment where everything flips. Yehuda steps forward and talks to Yosef, not knowing it’s actually his brother. Yosef is the most powerful person in Egypt, but what Yehuda says completely breaks through him.

What’s interesting is that Yehuda doesn’t yell or argue. He just takes responsibility. He says that he’ll stay instead of Binyamin. That’s huge, because earlier in the story, the brothers did the opposite they got rid of Yosef to protect themselves. Now Yehuda is ready to give himself up for his brother.

That’s when Yosef finally reveals who he is.

The message is that real change isn’t about saying sorry. It’s about acting differently when you’re tested again. Yehuda proves that he’s not the same person anymore, and Yosef can see that.

Sometimes in life, people don’t believe words. They believe actions. When someone actually changes, it can fix things that seemed completely broken.

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The Zafir family made Aliyah from Brooklyn, NY in 2023. They currently live in the Mishkafayim Neighborhood of Ramat Beit Shemesh

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