The Chai Times // Shabbat Shalom from YJP

Jan 10, 2025 7:29 pm

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Jacob is about to pass away, leaving his family bereft in Egypt, and ultimately paving the way for their enslavement there. 

 

In his last request of his son Joseph, he asks, “Please, do not bury me in Egypt. I will lie with my fathers; and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burial place.”

 

Did Jacob abandon his family to their enslavement? Should he have allowed his body to remain with his people? 

 

But Jacob understood that the suffering need to look upward for salvation, to hope and dream for a better future, and therefore to strive for it. 

 

If Jacob were in their backyard, they might make peace with exile. 

 

Jacob's burial in Israel beckoned the people toward a more ambitious stance. Yearn to be reunited with your heritage, do not become complacent in Egypt, Jacob awaits on the outside.

 


Wishing you an uplifting Shabbat,


Rabbi Mendy & Mussy


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