Parashat HaShavua Parashat Mikketz

In order to understand this week's parasha, we must examine the context of the previous parshiyyot. Is it true that Yosef was sold by his brothers? Though they still bore responsibility and culpability, what would have happened if, after the progressive cooling of their tempers, they had gotten to the pit before Yosef had disappeared?  Was Yosef aware of this possibility? Why didn't Yosef attempt to contact his father in the years that he was in Egypt? Considering the above allows us to Mikketz with a heightened appreciation of what may have been going on with Yosef and his brothers in Canaan and Egypt.