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Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk — ker — Vayigash 5784

Выпуск: Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk — ker — Vayigash 5784. Темы: family_education. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה. The posuk tells us, “And Yaakov got up from Be’er Sheva, and the B’nai Yisrael carried their father Yaakov… in the wagons Pharaoh had sent for them.” (46:5) The commentaries say he was referred to as Yaakov here because he was weakened by the knowledge that he would be going into Exile. The commentaries also say that his sons were referred to as “B’nai Yisrael,” because at this moment, as they went from their insulated environment into the dangerous world of Mitzrayim, they needed to be heirs to Yisrael, who wrestled with angels and men and bested them all. Joining the line of those who wanted something they could not fully have (Rachel wanting children, Yaakov wanting Rachel’s love, Leah wanting Yaakov’s love and attention) Yosef still wanted his brothers to be capable of giving that love. Feeling overwhelmed with emotion, Yosef wanted to be alone with his brothers so he could reveal his true identity, proven by the fact that he knew they sold him, something they had all been sworn to secrecy about. Perhaps, seeing his children living up to their potential and following in his footsteps, Yaakov was buoyed with hope and pride, and in fact, was lifted from his concern by seeing his children all grown up. While Yosef was able to reconcile that what they did was a result of Hashem’s decree, the Egyptians would not be so forgiving and it would be a disgrace to Yaakov’s family. The Russian Jew flashed a toothless smile to his seatmate, and said, "I was in the army for six years and I lost six teeth this way, but at least I never worked on Yom Kippur." It was this watershed moment, the culmination of his life’s goal to help his family to grow, that overwhelmed Yosef and he started to break down. Others say Yosef was in a heightened emotional state and could not focus on the needs of the individuals waiting to earn his favor with their own heartbreaking stories. He said, “Tell my father, G-d has made me the master of the land.” Yosef’s focus was not on his position or success, but on the fact that Hashem had placed him there.

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Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk

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22 декабря 2023 г.

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Темы: family_education