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<font size=3>At 02:35 PM 11/29/2007, Micha Berger wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">: Yet when YaAkov gets the
family introduced to Uncle Esau, the ladies<br>
: go first until Yosef steps in front of his mother.<br><br>
Safety before kavod. It almost seems straightforward, if someone can<br>
explain why Rachel was in more danger from Eisav than the woman he<br>
could claim should have been his, and why Yosef saw a danger Yaaqov<br>
did not.<br>
</font></blockquote>This is because derech eretz requires that children
follow the parents, and this is what all of them did except for Yosef.
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As you probably know, Rashi comments on why Yosef went in front of his
mother. He feared that Eisav would be attracted by Rachel's great beauty
and want to take her for himself. (Leah was not as attractive a Rochel.
Indeed, the Chumash earlier in Vayetze describes Rochel as being
exceptionally beautiful.) Hence Yosef partially blocked Eisav's view of
his mother by going in front of her. <br><br>
<font size=3>See also RSRH on these Pesukim regarding Eisav meeting
Yaakov's wives. <br><br>
YL<br>
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