What the Debate Was Really About
The Brothers Ate Eiver Min ha-Chai? When beginning the story of Yosef, the Torah tells us (Bereshit 37:2): 讜址讬指旨讘值讗 讬讜止住值祝 讗侄转志讚执旨讘指旨转指诐 专指注指讛 讗侄诇志讗植讘执讬讛侄诐 (And Yosef brought their defamation to their father). Much has been written about how the brothers defamed Yosef, but what was at the root of their disagreement with him? Rashi lists three…
