Vayigash: Entering Someone Else’s Skin

In the buildup to ourparsha Yosef has sent his brothers on a whirlwind, framing as spies and criminals,and exhorting them to bring down Binyamin. But what does he seek to accomplish by doing so?This rollercoaster drama somehow serves to reunite the Jewish family and rehabilitatethe lost brotherly love. The solution will become apparent from an elegantpattern throughout the Yosef story which points to his grand masterplan.