[Avodah] yaakov comes home

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 02:52:53PM -0800, saul newman wrote:
: 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....

The Sefas Emes asks that question. He compares Yaaqov's exile to an
ir miqlat -- the sin was criminal negligence, not willfull sinning. He
should have treated Eisav differently, and he wouldn't have ended up in
a situation where he couldn't honor his parents.


To start a different train of thought:

Rivqa said "veyashavta imo yamim achadim" (27:44)

The time he speant working for Lavan for Rachel were "vayihyu be'einav
keyamim achadim" (29:20)

But he mourned for Yoseif "yamim rabbim" (37:34)

Something there about the point of the punishment. The days of labor
only fit his mother's description in his own perception, not his mother's.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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