[Avodah] yaakov comes home

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 02:35:41PM -0800, saul newman wrote:
: if yaakov  spent 2 yr  in canaan  before  seeing his father ,  what's the
: logic of that?  i think ones natural inclination would be to visit
: relatives the day one arrives to the airport. i understand getting eisav
: out of the way,  but 2 years?

According to the Mahrasha (Megillah 16b) and Sifsei Chakhamim, he
was punished for it. So, it was in error. Yoseif was missing and
presumed dead for 22 years as punishment for the amount of those 22 years
Yaaqov was wrongly away from Yitzchaq and Rivqa. 2 of them are these.

So its a matter of explaining why it was a small error rather than a big
blatant one.

BTW, Sukkos and Beis-El are nowhere near Be'er Sheva. Not sure if they're
far enogh to serve as an excuse, but...

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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