[Avodah] yaakov comes home

[saul newman via Avodah]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
> 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.

i understand punishment hepresumably shuld have wanted to show off his
family to his mom....

and any ways, i  have less problem with the punishment for the last 8
than the 1st 14, wherein he was following the command of his father....