After over twenty years apart from his family, and a remarkable change of fortune that no one could have predicted, Joseph is finally reunited with his brothers.

But rather than a happy family reunion, this dramatic moment is marred by a complex history of hatred and betrayal.

What action did Joseph take in anticipation of revealing his true identity, and why did he choose to reveal himself in this particular way?

Rabbi Dunner raises the curtain on the backstory to this showdown moment in ancient Egypt, upon which the entire future of the Jewish nation and of Judaism depended.

PARSHAT MIKEITZ 2015 – SOURCE SHEET