Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
Making of a Leader
וַיֹּאמֶר רְאוּבֵן, אֶל אָבִיו לֵאמֹר, אֶת שְׁנֵי בָנַי תָּמִית, אִם לֹא אֲבִיאֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ; תְּנָה אֹתוֹ עַל יָדִי, וַאֲנִי אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ אֵלֶיךָ. (בראשית מב:לז) Reuven says that he guarantees the safe return of Binyomin, and if not, his two sons will pay the price with their lives. Chazal tell us that Yaakov did not accept this guarantee, [...]
