216 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27), Source Book Keys, GOODSOC GENESIS | 44:18 [me] — GEN1547 [Accusations should Fit the Person] Rabbi... GEN1547 [Accusations should Fit the Person] Rabbi Bunam learned that he had been accused of a misdeed. He turned to his Hasidim and said, “Usually accusations fit the person accused. A lowly person is accused of a low crime, a distinguished man of a higher offense. When Joseph’s brothers were accused of stealing the goblet, Judah exclaimed; “A person like me you accuse of stealing? [this verse begins Judah’s speech in Hebrew with the words bi, “me.”] I may say the same: of all possible accusations, they accuse me of a crime entirely unsuited to my character!” Sayings of the Hasidic Rebbes GOODSOC 74 Share Print Source KeyGOODSOCVerse44:18Keyword(s)[me]Source Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 44:4 repay — GEN1546 See [[GEN1509]] Genesis 39:9 wickedness C... Previous Article GENESIS | 44:18 impatient — GEN1548 When dealing with an enraged person, part... Next Article