# Vayeishev: The Great Compromisers (2025-12-09)

From **Parashah Explorations: R Yitzhak Grossman** by R Yitzhak Grossman.

- **Published:** Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:12:37 -0500
- **Duration:** 1:01:59
- **Audio:** https://media.transistor.fm/7bd9a9bd/589cbf43.mp3
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<p>In this class we discuss Judah's proposal to his brothers to sell Joseph rather than kill him. Our discussion involves two of our favorite themes:  the question of the legitimacy of moral compromise when moral absolutism seems infeasible, and the moral ambiguity frequently present in Biblical narrative.</p><p>Archive.org version, including handout: <a href="https://archive.org/details/vayeishev-the-great-compromisers-20251209">link</a></p>