Parashat Vayeshev (and he sat down)
Jacob
gives Joseph a wonderful garment, a Ktenonet pasim.
Many
interpretations were given to that word. A tunic with stripes, a tunic with
long sleeves, a colorful tunic.
Was
this what Joseph needed?
Jacob's
family was a family of cowboys. They had cattle; therefore, the tunic was not
really appropriate to working in the field. And, in fact, Joseph ends up
dreaming about stalks of grain and not about cattle.
Jacob's
intention was, probably, to "help" Joseph to become the firstborn
without suffering as he did.
Sometimes
we have to understand that what we want is not what our kids need...
In memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat
Israel Itzchak Z"L
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