Underreacting and Overreacting
Parashat VaYechi

Shai Held

How do we respond when someone we care about is violated? Genesis portrays both Jacob and his sons responding in ways that are, ultimately, totally inappropriate. The Torah’s account of their reactions prods us to imagine how we might respond in the face of such disorienting and infuriating brutality.

Underreacting and Overreacting: Dinah's Family in Crisis
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