Not forgetting that immediately after their second descent to Egypt, Joseph asked as to the welfare of their aged father, and they responded that he was alive; what reason was there to now ask ...
The word “father” (אב) is mentioned in the speech ... and were forced to bring their youngest brother, Benjamin, to Egypt. Joseph charges Benjamin with theft, and demands that he be enslaved ...
We recently read in the Torah about our forefather Jacob’s final days as described in the conclusion of the Book of Breishit (Genesis). Among the instructions he gives his sons is that he should be ...