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<font size=3>At 06:06 AM 12/8/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Yaaqov was punished for not
leaving a message home while at Lavan's. He<br>
was away at Yeshivas Eiver for 14 years, and at Lavan's for another
22.<br>
Note that Yoseif didn't contact him for 22 years, the same length of<br>
time as his time at Lavan. Not contacting Yitzchaq and Rivqa while<br>
learning appears to be more justifiable.<br><br>
It would seem that the importance isn't comparable. Also, the first
14<br>
of the 22 years weren't for money.<br>
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I ams sure that here is typo in the above, since the Chumash openly says
that Yaakov was with Lavan for 20 years. (Bereishis 31:38)<br><br>
I fail to see what difference it makes that Yaakov worked for money or
not for money. The point I tried to make was that he did work in Lavan's
house for 20 years. In addition, he continued working after he left
Lavan's house. <br><br>
Does not the fact that the Torah makes no mention of Yaakov learning in
yeshiva telling? If these years were more important, then I would have
expected the Torah to mention Yaakov's learning explicitly. I am sure
there is an answer, but I do not know it. <br><br>
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