When Yosef is instructed by Yaakov Avinu to find out about the brothers, he leaves from “emek Chevron”. Interpreting Rashi, the Avnei Nezer explains that going into Galus allows the Jewish people to reinvigorate their passion for Judaism by being around a society that believes otherwise, just like Avraham. His father in law, the Kotzker, explains the next pasuk as being guidance from Gavriel to Yosef -or anyone- to find ones path when they feel lost. What do you seek and what motivates you? Before going into Mitzrayim, Yosef needed to recalibrate who he was.
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