2018年3月25日 · If so, what is the meaning of the claim that Ya'akov was reciting the shema when he first saw Yosef? After all the years of not understanding Yosef's true fate, after all the …

2023年12月20日 · The calling card of Yaakov’s reunion with Yosef and the affirmation of loyalty that he heard from his sons has to be embedded in the DNA of every Yid. Whenever I am …

This question leads some meforshim to explain this interpretation with a “mussar” approach, that Yaakov had surely said Krias Shema earlier that day, but upon meeting his long lost son, he …

2025年1月6日 · Why did Yaakov decide to say Shema precisely at the moment when he sees his beloved son after a twenty-two year separation? Not five minutes earlier, not five minutes later! …

Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik of Yerushalayim[1] suggested the following answer: Yaakov met Yosef just before sunrise. L’chatchilah, one should recite Shema at that time, as Yaakov did. …

2011年12月29日 · When they met, the pasuk says that Yosef fell on Yaakov’s neck and cried extensively. Rashi quotes a medrash that says that while Yosef did this, Yaakov did not fall on …

2025年1月1日 · He greets the Shekhina, with the recitation of Shema, before turning his feelings to Yosef. The recitation of "Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one," expresses …

2023年12月21日 · Parashat Vayigash records the dramatic reunion of Yaakov with his beloved son, Yosef. Many attempts have been made to decipher the enigmatic comment in the …

2018年12月13日 · The underlying assumption of their question is that, had Yosef wanted to say Kri’at Shema now, he, too, could have put all other thoughts out of his mind and concentrated …

2017年1月5日 · In this week’s parshah, Yaakov is reunited with his son Yosef after having being separated from him for 22 years. When they met, the pasuk says that Yosef fell on Yaakov’s …