Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Vayigash Does crying help ?

welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is passions by yigash the question of the week is does crying Help so in this week's Torah portion parishes by you guys we learn about Joseph revealing himself to his brothers in the part where he reveals himself to his brother Satora tells us a most powerful and moving episode that takes place falls on the neck of his brother Benjamin in Christ so there's a double expression what is he fools and one is that he cries and then the Torah says his brother Benjamin Baja cries on his on on Jesus neck so the question is why does it say by Joseph on Benjamin but he fell and he cried and by Benjamin and his brother he says he cried so Rashi says based on the talmud that Yasin saw in the place in Israel and being Benjamin's territory is going to be the destruction of the two temples so he cried for the two temples that are going to be destroyed in the section of Benjamin on the other hand Benjamin saw the the section of Joseph where the mishkan is going to be the one one mission is going to be destroyed so therefore is only a single expression to described this crying for the mishkan that's gonna be destroyed in the section of Joseph they're ever asked a simple question is crying for Benjamin of the two temples that's going to be destroyed in his section Benjamin is just crying for the mishk on the Tabernacle that's going to be destroyed in the section of Joseph why didn't they each cry for their own loss Joseph is going to have a loss Benjamin is going to have a global a double loss why don't they cry for their own loss the river explains something very powerful and he says as follows crying helps to alleviate some pain but crying doesn't fix anything sword of Destruction that Benjamin was going to have so he cried for him to try to alleviate some of his pain Benjamin saw the destruction in Joseph's place he cried to alleviate the pain that that he was going to feel however when it came to its own destruction pain pain crying does help a little it eases it but it doesn't fix it when it comes to your own losses and your own challenges and your own troubles you got to do something to fix it yes you can cry a little does help but it's not going to change the situation so the answer the question does crying Help yes crying helps to alleviate some of the emotional pain so for someone else's challenges yes cry with them for your own you can cry as well but remember for your own losses and own struggles you have to do something about it to actually fix it thanks so much for joining us for our weekly tutorial lesson this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to memory of Baruch minari lab and Joseph Rocco by sleeper and Cena basara made a tour we're studying the Elevate their souls thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson for more information please see our website Chabad swf.org have a great and blessed week shavua tov