I can’t believe he would do that! What was he thinking? Did he really consider the possible outcomes of his decisions? These are all questions that I am dumbfounded with when facing the parental decisions that יעקב, Yaakov, made in this week’s פרשה, Parsha, of וישב, Vayeshev. The story of the 12 sons of יעקב opens with his beloved יוסף, Yosef, being given preferential treatment by his father and, in turn, יוסף sharing the prophetic dreams of his dominance over his brothers. These elements were handpicked for disaster. 

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