On the road and not much time…. This will be a one brief
thought, please pardon me.
This week’s Parsha, Parsha Miketz, focuses on the famine in
Mitzrayim. There are many, many commentaries on, well, just about every part of
this story. One could say, however, that this is the portion of the Torah in
which we really learn that quite often situations that appear to be hardships
are stepping stones to that which must come later.
It is terrible that Yosef was sold by his brothers to
Mitzrayim – but he had to go to Mitrayim in order to save everyone from the
famine.
It was difficult that he was sent to the home of Potifar,
where the plotting mistress lay in wait – but this was where he needed to go to
learn the administrative skills that would serve him well in the time to come.
It is horrible that he had to experience being falsely
accused – but perhaps this was the source of his realizing that the only way to
really understand the brothers’ motives was to falsely accuse them and Binyamin
in particular.
It was depressing that Yosef had to linger in prison for two
years, his kindness to the butler forgotten – but that was the butler’s release
was not yet the time for the 7 years of plenty and famine to be set underway
and in the prison was a time to learn and understand the working of the minds
of the Egyptian people.
We all have difficult times in our lives that we, perhaps,
wish we hadn’t had to experience. Quite often, however, one step – difficult as
it may have been – directly correlates to a far great step in our future.
On Chanukah, during the short days of winter – when it is
often cold and dark – we struggle, sometimes, to see the light that is to come.
But when we shed light on the miracles of daily living and of the incredible
history of the Jewish people, as we do each night of Chanukah, we are able to
be inspired, and we turn to Hashem in praise each day.
May we all try to have insights into the challenges we have
faced so that we remember to thank Hakadosh Baruch for the struggles as well as
the joys.
Wishing you all a good Shabbas.
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