Ani Yosef - how we fool ourselves and how to stop - VaYigash

 A great story anchors today’s special edition of“Breakfast & a Class” on Parashat Vayigash, dedicated le‘iluynishmat Adele bat Victoria—a woman of clear vision and honestrealism. At the center is Yosef’s thunderclap moment: “אֲנִי יוֹסֵף”—nota reunion scene, but a preview of the day when our own narratives collapse andtruth stands in the room. Why were the brothers struck silent even after regretand teshuvah? Because the most dangerous lie isn’t what others tell us—it’swhat we tell ourselves.  Through the “$300 wine” illusion, the “above-average driver”myth, the berakhah of הַנּוֹתֵן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִּינָה, Ya‘akov’s22-year awakening, and a powerful modern story of a young Jew guided back toTorah by an unexpected teacher, this episode becomes a practical guide tospiritual clarity. If you’ve ever been certain—and later realized you werewrong—this is for you. Listen for the one question that changeseverything: What if I’m fooling myself?