[Avodah] Gentlemen and Ladies; Who Goes First?

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, November 21, 2007 8:13 pm, Meir Rabi wrote:
: Rashi tells us that YaAkov would direct the males to go before the
: females, unlike Esav who directed the females first.

: Yet when YaAkov gets the family introduced to Uncle Esau, the ladies
: go first until Yosef steps in front of his mother.

Safety before kavod. It almost seems straightforward, if someone can
explain why Rachel was in more danger from Eisav than the woman he
could claim should have been his, and why Yosef saw a danger Yaaqov
did not.

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha