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דְבַר תּוֹרָה
This week’s פָּרָשָׁה is Parashat Vayigash, in Sefer Bereishit.
In this week’s פָּרָשָׁה , when it speaks about Yosef revealing his identity to his brothers the תּוֹרָה says:
(א) וְלֹֽא־יָכֹ֨ל יוֹסֵ֜ף לְהִתְאַפֵּ֗ק לְכֹ֤ל הַנִּצָּבִים֙ עָלָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָ֕א הוֹצִ֥יאוּ כָל־אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָ֑י וְלֹא־עָ֤מַד אִישׁ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּ֥ע יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶל־אֶחָֽיו׃
(1) Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone withdraw from me!” So there was no one else about when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
My question is: Why did Yosef tell his servants to leave the room when he revealed his identity to his brothers?
Rashi answers that answer is he did not want his brothers to be embarrassed.
(א) ולא יכל יוסף להתאפק לכל הנצבים לֹא הָיָה יָכוֹל לִסְבּוֹל שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מִצְרִים נִצָּבִים עָלָיו וְשׁוֹמְעִין, שֶׁאֶחָיו מִתְבַּיְּשִׁין בְּהִוָּדְעוֹ לָהֶם:
(1) ולא יכל יוסף להתאפק לכל הנצבים AND JOSEPH COULD NOT REFRAIN HIMSELF BEFORE ALL THEM THAT STOOD — He could not bear that the Egyptians should stand by him witnessing how his brothers would be put to shame when he made himself known to them.
A lesson I learned from this דְבַר תּוֹרָה is not to embarrass others. For example, if one day you go to school and you a bring a journal with you and lose it, you might be embarrassed when other kids find it. So your best friend might tell everyone that it's her cousin's journal so that you won't be embarrassed.