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Torah Portion
c7:
recognize them. This lesson keeps
eluding us so many thousands of years
later.
If we treat other people as groups
and apply stereotypes to them, we will
never appreciate their individual,
unique personalities. We have to keep
striving to overcome the religious,
social, racial, national and cultural dif-
ferences that divide us and strive to
make our neighborhood, our
Michigan, our country and our world a
better place.
This week's portion shows that, "it
ain't easy!" At first glance, Joseph's own
brothers appear to him as some for-
eigners, just a few more refugees from
underdeveloped countries. So, too, do
we miss seeing the brotherhood in oth-
ers, until we view them as individuals.
Even with family members and former
acquaintances, we sometimes have to
force ourselves past that first "recogni-
tion when we remember old disagree-
ments (like Joseph's brothers' selling
him). Instead, we must try to recog-
nize them as they appear now, giving
them a fresh chance to be respected
and welcomed.
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Conversations
There are those who forecast a
world-wide computer failure on
Jan. 1, 2000, resulting in the
destruction of our social order.
Others suspect a panic starting
in the stock markets in 1999 as
people start acting on fears, real
or imagined. Just as Joseph saw
looming financial and social
upheaval in his day, what actions
should, could, or would you take
to prepare for problems facing us
in the next years? Consider some
of the dysfunctional aspects of
Jacob's family. What about
Joseph's decision to "forget his
father's house," with no attempt
to reconnect; upon seeing his
brothers, his first reaction is to
punish and hurt them. How
does he overcome this? What rel-
atives and old friends have we
lost touch with whose wrongs
against us were a lot less serious
than selling us into slavery and
faking our death? Joseph's hidden
talents of analysis and organiza-
tion were actualized only upon
his showing kindness to others
and his resultant release from
prison. What steps can you take
now to explore and discover your
own hidden potential?