Joseph's Brothers Are Put To The Test - Genesis 44:1-45:28
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
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🗓️ 18 July 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
In this weekend Torah teaching, we explores the complexities of family relationships and the age-old question: what is the purpose of family? The speaker delves into the story of Joseph and his brothers, examining how their experiences shape their understanding of responsibility, forgiveness, and the human condition.
As we follow the narrative, we see how the brothers' actions have consequences that echo throughout their lives. Judah, in particular, undergoes a remarkable transformation, learning to take responsibility for his actions and prioritize his brother's well-being. Dennis highlights the importance of family in teaching us how to deal with the world, how to share, and how to learn from our mistakes.
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| 0:00.0 | Life Audio |
| 0:04.0 | On today's episode of Timeless Wisdom |
| 0:07.0 | You know, it's very interesting. |
| 0:10.0 | What is the purpose of family? |
| 0:13.0 | It's an interesting question. |
| 0:15.0 | What is the purpose of family? |
| 0:17.0 | There, of course, people will have all sorts of answers. |
| 0:20.0 | You know, haven in a heartless world and all sorts of answers you know haven in a |
| 0:21.2 | heartless world and all sorts of things I would argue that there are many but one |
| 0:26.4 | that I want to focus on here at least in so far as the siblings are concerned |
| 0:32.1 | not parents is that that is where you work out the ability to deal with the world. After all, that is your world when you're growing up. |
| 0:42.3 | That is how you start to learn, for example, not to be selfish. |
| 0:47.3 | Will you please share the toy with your little sister? |
| 0:52.3 | You have 76 cookies. Why are you eating all of them? toy with your little sister you have seventy six cookies |
| 0:55.6 | why are you eating all of them |
| 0:58.4 | did you ever see little kids hoard |
| 1:00.5 | it's it's incredible to watch |
| 1:02.8 | they will take all twenty two cookies |
| 1:05.8 | and they don't even eat them because the cookies way more than the kid does |
| 1:10.1 | but if one other kid wants a cookie, they run away with the entire batch. |
| 1:15.1 | How do you ever learn to share? |
| 1:17.2 | How do you learn you're not the center of the universe? |
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