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Post Mon, Dec 24 2018, 1:21 am
amother wrote:
Any thoughts on Yackov loving Yosef more than his other children? And seemingly not hiding this as we see that he only gave yosef the coat. Doesn't this fly in the face of parenting 101? Openly showing favoritism and love for one child more than another? How did Yackov not realize this wouldn't end well? And it didn't. The torah goes on to say that indeed the brothers were jealous and tried to kill him. Can we apply this message to our own children? Is it ok to show love for one over another even if it is creating animosity?

Shabbat 10b:

ואמר רבא בר מחסיא אמר רב חמא בר גוריא אמר רב לעולם אל ישנה אדם בנו בין הבנים שבשביל משקל שני סלעים מילת שנתן יעקב ליוסף יותר משאר בניו נתקנאו בו אחיו ונתגלגל הדבר וירדו אבותינו למצרים

And Rava bar Meḥasseya said that Rav Ḥama bar Gurya said that Rav said: A person should never distinguish one of his sons from among the other sons by giving him preferential treatment. As, due to the weight of two sela of fine wool that Jacob gave to Joseph, beyond what he gave the rest of his sons, in making him the striped coat, his brothers became jealous of him and the matter unfolded and our forefathers descended to Egypt.
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