Yaakov's Burial in Canaan

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1. Ya'akov's Last Bow - A Retrospective Look at the Life of our Patriarch

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   Every significant move which he makes is motivated by two separate impetuses: a practical motive on one hand and a divine motive on the other. What distinguishes these two motivations?

2. Not Egypt!

   Rabbi Alex Israel | 35 minutes

   Yaakov is on his deathbed, and he wishes to give his final instructions for his burial. Why does he repeat his instructions, and why is the first set given to Yosef, without the other brothers present? Why does Yaakov act so deferential, and yet insists on Yosef swearing an oath to fulfill his wishes? The two sets of instructions serve two different important purposes: political expediency and transmission of identity and legacy.

3. Menasheh and Ephraim: Who Was Being Blessed?

   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

   תאריך פרסום: תשע"ה | |

   This shiur analyzes Yaakov's vision and strategy through the lens of the penultimate blessing scene in Beresheet, drawing on parallels with other scenes of blessings or instructions involving the forefathers. Yaakov wants to create a symbiosis such that there are two counterbalancing forces within the family.

4. Burials of Yaakov and Yosef: Pharonic or Abrahamic Rites

   Rabbi Daniel Wolf

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   In this shiur, we examine the burial processes of Yosef and Yaakov. Why were they embalmed? Was Yosef wrong to have his father embalmed? Was this Egyptian inspiration or was it for the service of God?

   Being in Egypt, embalming was required, but there were certain significant differences in how the embalming was carried out. The goal of embalming and burial is different, and the burial stories of Yaakov and Yosef work as bookends to send a message about the connection to the Promised Land and about the service of God.

5. From Egypt to Canaan

   Rabbi Ezra Bick

   One of the clear sub-themes of our parasha is the contrast and tension between the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan.  This is clear from the theme which connects the beginning and the end of the parasha - Yaakov's request that he be buried not in Egypt but in Canaan.  Yaakov not only addresses this request to Yosef, but asks him to swear as well; later, on his deathbed, he charges his other children with the task of bringing his body to Canaan.  The Torah then records at length the trip to Canaan and the burial in the Cave of Makhpela. Why was this so important to Yaakov? An examination of the texts reveals the reason behind Yaakov’s insistence on the place of his burial, which also relates to the status of Ephraim and Menashe as full tribes, and teaches us about the importance of Jewish identity in exile. 

6. Yosef and Honoring Parents

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. Short Thoughts on Vayechi - Hushim son of Dan and Me'arat HaMachpela

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 8 minutes

   Yaakov dies and is buried in Canaan. The Egyptians have a mourning ceremony for him, and then his body is brought to Me'arat haMakhpela. We will have a look at a midrash about Dan's son Hushim, and gain an interesting perspective on taking initiative.

8. Who is Joseph's Real Father?

   Rabbi David Fohrman |

   When Joseph agrees to bury Jacob in Canaan, Jacob bows to him in relief - why? What was Jacob worried about? In this video, the last of the book of Genesis, Rabbi Fohrman explores Joseph's tension between his commitments to Jacob and Pharaoh, and the meaning of his choice to bury Jacob in Canaan.

    

    

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9. VaYishlach: Where Was Rivka?

   Rabbi Jay Kelman