[Avodah] how to reconcile

[Tal Moshe Zwecker]

Working on Kedushas Levi, How can we reconcile the following Dvar Torah 
with Rashi's commentary and Midrash Rabbah 89:3 on verse Bereshis 40:23?

Kedushas Levi says:
"And Yosef's master took him and placed him in jail.  . .And he remained there in prison." (39:20)


This is seemingly superfluous. It seems to me that when the Holy One sends someone an incident that is heaven forbidden, not good or not positive, then he should desist from any physical reaction and rather he should simply trust and have faith in Hashem, and surely it will be transformed into something good and positive. This was the attribute practiced by Nachum Ish Gamzu who would always say "Gam Zu LeTovah - This too is for the best," (Taanis 21a). This is what is hinted to by the verse "he remained there in prison," even though he could have done something about it so that he would not have remained there in prison, he did not act, he trusted in Hashem that surely everything would be for the best.


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