[Avodah] caskets

[Akiva Miller]

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R' Joel Rich asked:
> At the very end of sefer breishit it states that Yoseph was
> buried in a "aron" in Egypt. It doesn’t mention anything about
> an aron by any of the avot. A number of commentaries state
> that the reason was so he could be taken back to israel. It
> occurs to me that maybe this is the symbolism of the fact that
> most burials outside of israel are in a coffin and those back
> home or not. Food for thought.

To me, the most obvious reason for the aron is to facilitate Yosef's
reburial later on. The avos were all expected to stay put, and had no need
for an aron.

Akiva Miller
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