His true identity is still hidden from his brothers. Judah approaches joseph to plead for the release of benjamin, offering himself as a slave to the egyptian ruler in benjamins stead. Upon witnessing his brothers loyalty to one another, joseph reveals his identity to them. The title comes from the first verse of the reading, which says, then judah came near him genesis 44. Because a silver goblet has been found in his younger brother benjamins bag, joseph demands that benjamin remain a slave in egypt while the brothers return to their father. Joseph reveals his true identity and invites his brothers to return for their father, jacob, and bring him and their families to egypt to live. P arashat vayigash is the third of four torah portions in the socalled joseph story cycle, the drama centered on joseph, his brothers, and their father, ja cob. The new book by rabbi lord jonathan sacks out on 12th march 2020. Parashat vayigash begins with judahs plea to joseph. There were a few instances of the word yehudimjews used in the book of esther but not enough to make it a historical reality. The eleventh reading from the book of genesis is named vayigash. The birth of forgiveness vayigash 5775 rabbi sacks. The book of genesis parshat vayigash a free excerpt from the kehot publication societys new chumash breishis book of genesis with commentary based on the works of the lubavitcher rebbe, produced by chabad of california.