Before Yaakov Avinu set out to Egypt, "he sent Yehuda ahead of him... to guide the way to Goshen -- ואת יהודה שלח לפניו ...להורות לפניו גשנה." Our sages explain that he had sent Yehuda to establish a house of learning which would provide Torah instruction (הוראה) to Israel in that foreign land. [1] As eager as he was to see his long-lost son Yosef, Yaakov would not resettle his family in a place devoid of Torah study.
When Jews Expel Jews
When Jews Expel Jews
When Jews Expel Jews
Before Yaakov Avinu set out to Egypt, "he sent Yehuda ahead of him... to guide the way to Goshen -- ואת יהודה שלח לפניו ...להורות לפניו גשנה." Our sages explain that he had sent Yehuda to establish a house of learning which would provide Torah instruction (הוראה) to Israel in that foreign land. [1] As eager as he was to see his long-lost son Yosef, Yaakov would not resettle his family in a place devoid of Torah study.