Don’t Be A Spiritual Pushover

From R Hillel Eisenberg: ShiurBank by R Hillel Eisenberg.

• Published: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT
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Our entire existence in Egypt, the slavery, the miracles, and the exodus can all be traced to one action; Yakov giving Yosef a special coat. This coat caused the brothers to be jealous of Yosef which in turn made them sell him as a slave, which led to Yosef landing in Egypt etc. The obvious question is what was Yakov thinking by giving one son a special coat and not the others. Isn't this violating the most basic rule of child-rearing; Don't show favoritism. Why did Yakov do this? The answer may surprise you.

Series: The Parshah on Fire

Speaker: Rabbi Hillel Eisenberg

Date: 2025-12-10