Who Are We? Jacob, Joseph Or Both?

Vayechi | Genesis, Bereishit | 5771

Who we are as Jews: Jacob the spiritual, or Joseph the man of the world, or both? Jacob's insistence on being buried in Hebron rather than remaining in Egypt expresses his refusal to become spiritually Egyptian. Joseph, though a successful viceroy in Egypt, remained rooted in his Jewish spiritual identity.

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