Vayechi - Bury me in Israel

you're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari goldwag recording with hashem's never-ending assistance in our map hmsu's real 5783 2023 this week's parishes on his Deathbed Jacob is about to pass on from the world he's gonna give blessings to Joseph's children Ephraim to all of the Twelve Tribes but before he does so he makes a request of Joseph he asks his son Joseph the second in command of all of Egypt the ruler the longest reigning King over the Jewish people of all time 71 years he says to him you have the power to bring me out of Egypt you have the power to bury me back in the land of Israel even though of course the Egyptians their leader was Yosef and yaakov was his father they would want him to be buried there they want him to be buried there in Egypt they want the honor of his presence even in death but still yaakov says I once I want to be buried only in the land of Israel what is the reason why did yaakov specifically want to be buried in Israel why couldn't he wait why couldn't he wait so to speak Yosef is going to eventually be buried in Israel his bones are going to be brought out of Egypt by none other than himself and eventually he would be buried in his in his career which we can visit today so why why did yaakov need to be buried inert Israel right away what was his benefit well what did he what was he concerned about so the majors talks about this I'd like to share share with you there's a few different ideas a few different possibilities in the mattress and the main point that I would like to share with you is based on the second part of the metric but let's read the first part as well because it's interesting why did yaakov request that he not be buried in Egypt [Music] he was concerned because Egypt was a place of idolatry Egypt was a place where there was worship of human beings there was worship of animals he didn't want to be made into an idol we find that just like God brings about retribution upon those who serve idolatry so to Hashem brings about retribution upon the idol itself he didn't want any kind of negative retribution brought upon him the before she explained what why would he have been considered an idol why would they have worshiped Yakov avinu a few different possibilities my thought was just simple understanding Yosef was their leader Yosef was an incredible person he was obviously somebody who through whom Hashem was bringing abundance and Pros excuse me prosperity so yaakov is his father naturally you worship the ones who bring the things that you need to them the fortune say because the famine stopped when he was there the blessing of Yaga was fulfilled for pyro because he blessed him that the the Nile River should rise up whenever he comes there which is what happens so when you have spiritual power and you're living in a place where they appreciate spiritual power so naturally you're going to be worshiped you didn't want his he didn't want to be worshiped how do we see that that which is worship this also uh punishment is wrought upon the idol hey tells us in Exodus that God brought judgments upon all of the idols themselves we find a similar idea yaakov avinu didn't want to be worshiped Daniel hanavi also didn't want to be worshiped he explained the dream of Nebuchadnezzar maximum [Music] heard the explanation of the dream he fell on his face he was bowing down to Danielle um and he said I want my servants to bring Libations and and offerings in front of Daniel he wanted to treat him like an idol of aldonella kibel did not accept the offerings he wasn't interested in this amen [Music] it's not good to be the object of people's of people's idol worship and he understood that he refused to accept any kind of offerings he said I'm not interested in this do not do this [Music] measure Springs another thing I'm going to skip it has to do with someone who did accept and it was wrong and he was punished okay so that's the first explanation as to why yaakov did not want to be buried in Egypt they would make a shrine you find a similar idea by mushroom his his cover is not known until his day why because there was concerned that his cover his his uh burial place we made into a shrine an idolatrous shrine okay right very interesting okay this is very interesting Jaco did not want to be buried in Egypt do you know why because when at Sadiq when a righteous individual is buried in a certain place it serves as a protection for that place for those people they would be redeemed something positive would be given to the Egyptians it would cause perhaps it would prevent the Jewish people from being able to get out of Egypt because they would have the protection of yaakov being buried there which is very interesting let's go into one explanation or just maybe in general he wasn't interested in bringing goodness upon the Egyptians it's interesting I'm just thinking about it right now as I'm reading because Yosef is brought out perhaps his burial did provide protection but he was removed his his body was exhumed and brought out of Egypt along with the Jewish people as as were all of the other tribes [Music] so it's interesting Joseph didn't want didn't have a problem to be buried there or maybe he had no choice but yaakov didn't want to be any kind of protection for them there's going to be a pigeon even even more yako was concerned there's going to be a Redemptive process on behalf of the Egyptians if he's buried there why they bowed down to the goat they fell down to the to the Sheep I'm sorry is compared to Jewish people the people of Israel is compared to a sheep Israel the Jewish people referred to as a flock of sheeps that was of sheep that was spread out amongst the nations in reference to Egypt we find that there are the Egyptians are referred to as the Flesh of mules we find that there's a concept so we have Egypt is represented by the mule by the hamor by the Donkey Jewish people are represented by the Sheep if yaakov is buried there will have a Redemption on federal deficit there's a concept of redeeming the the the hamor the donkey via a sheep Ren sayaka was concerned that that shouldn't shouldn't happen we shouldn't have a Redemption of the Egyptians who are not interested in the Egyptian's Redemption didn't want didn't want to be buried in Egypt so rather yaakov avino was buried in the land of Israel which is very interesting because if you think about it today many people want to be buried in the land of Israel specifically in the land of Israel we're going to soon see why it is that people want to be buried in the land of Israel but before we move on but the bottom line of it is very interesting yaakovino knew that his presence his physical presence of his bones in the land of mitzram of Egypt would serve a positive purpose for the Egyptians and he did not want them to have that the Jewish people needed to be able to break free of their bondage in all ways If he if Egypt had some kind of redemption the Jews would have a much harder time getting out of the land of Egypt the Jewish people need to be a separate nation be a new nation unencumbered by by the Egyptians with whom they sojourned Israel says the magic [Music] why is it that all of the others all of the forefathers specifically desired they asked for and they showed love for being buried in the land of Israel right after misogynyakov all buried in Mars Sadiq throughout the ages wanted to be buried in the land of Israel um says there's a very deep idea which is hidden Within this this concept it's from the secrets of the Taurus as the Atco safe maybe shubham Navy guy reviews says what is the secrets what is the secret here that has to do with being buried in the land of Israel is the Posse says I will go in front of Hashem in the land of the living right we know what is the land of the living so there's two things here there's the land and there's the living the land is the land of Israel and the living are those who are in the land of the living doesn't just doesn't refer to those who are alive today it refers to those who lived and are now in a place of real life a deeper place of Life connected to the source of life eternal life those who have already passed on from the world I want to be saying what's the secret here's the secret listen carefully I'm gonna reveal the secret the measures reveals that um there are two things that were said Israel why is it that they so it was so dear to them to be buried in the land of Israel hear this she may says those who are buried in Israel or really more accurately those who have died in Israel that's what the word say those who have died in Israel they come back to life first in the times of mashiach and the times of the Messiah and there's a 40-year gap as explained by the mafortium there's a 40-year gap from when those who live in Israel are going to be brought back to life and when those who live outside of Israel or are buried outside of Israel will be brought back to life so there's 40 Years of the amazing mashiach of the days of the Messiah that they will get to experience that those who are buried outside of Israel will not get to experience 40 years they'll miss out on it means literally they will eat or consume the years of mashiach they'll have that benefit those who are buried in Israel who have the benefit of 40 extra years of experiencing the honor of Hashem which will not be experienced by those in hot slots serious business Omar now listen to this there's more there's more we have to understand this we have to get this into our core we have to understand you know there's a lot of reasons a lot of valid reasons why a person might live in hutzler but we should be living in Israel we should we should be living in Israel and it's not enough to be buried in Israel we should be living in Israel because someone who died in hutzlars and is buried there he dies twice a person who dies in krutzler outside of Israel and is buried outside of Israel he dies twice the verse says Jeremiah in Jeremiah chapter 20 verse 6 You're Gonna Go disputes I assume it's your meal talking to this person paschukur he says you and all your children are gonna go you're going to be exiled you're going to die in the stars and there you'll be buried there's a double language you'll die and you'll be buried there all right it's a double death [Music] that's why the Sadiq wanted to be buried it was so important for them to be buried in the land of Israel because they they saw the future they had a they had a a broad Vision they knew what it meant I feel like I'm early Joseph says to Joseph do not bury me in Egypt he didn't want so this is very interesting because um this doesn't really answer the question as to why didn't why wasn't it okay to just uh you know be buried in Egypt and then his bones will be brought there later that's not so clear that's not this this issue doesn't this answer doesn't answer that question but what it does bring out maybe he didn't want to take the chance he didn't want to take the to have a risk he wanted to be buried there immediately right you don't take chances on these kinds of things he wants to be buried specifically in Israel why because he wants to come back he wants to be brought back to life and be able to experience 40 extra years that's why he said it Simon says hold on a second you have a problem what about all the righteous individuals who are who are buried outside of Israel is that to say that they're not going to have that experience they're not going to have the experience of those 40 years of they're gonna have to wait another 40 years amazing to be brought back to life they're not going to experience those 40 Years of you miss mashiach Park what is God going to do this is a famous concept God is going to make tunnels in the Earth salalu he will make them like these these caves and they will be drawn or they will roll and they will come again until they get to the land of Israel because and God will give them life you will place into them the spirit of Life they'll be brought back to life and they will stand up so they won't miss out that's interesting going to this Madras will not miss out but they will have to go through this gilgal they will have to be rolled so to speak all the way from through the Earth all the way to Israel and then they'll be brought back to life they'll stand me and chicane how do you know that this is true because see if because the famous Prophecy of the dry bones Ezekiel says I'm going to open up Hashem in the name of God I will open up your your Graves valence bring you up from your Graves Amy with me devices will bring you upon the land of Israel so there's he's bringing them and then the verse says I will place into you I'll bring you back to life I'll place my spirit into you okay so they will the righteous ones will be rolled back to this or they won't miss out on those 40 years she came and shame again points out that there's numerous like this that's that Express the fact that once they get to Israel they're going to be given a soul foreign explain over here amazing thing the atcsf explains that there's a taltriya there's something called the do of of resuscitation of the Dead and this do only can do its job in Israel the land of Israel is the only place that has amazing can happen it seems or at least at this point in before the 40 years earlier is only possible here in Israel the bodies have to be drawn back to Israel and then they can be brought back to life he also says just very interesting that there's a part by the Sadiq and by a person who's righteous in his lifetime so there's an aspect of his soul that remains in his body even after a person has died there are stories I know personally somebody who saw not very recently a story like this of of utsadiq who is reinterred in Israel and the Sadiq was showing it was a significant amount of time after he'd been buried and his body was still complete and holy hadn't deteriorated there are stories like this but how does it remain interestingly that that story was outside of Israel so the excessive there's a there's a maintenance of the soul in the body of the Sadiq which really is only applicable in the land of Israel okay interesting ideas now hear this now here it is this is the last thing we're going to read in this message there's actually an extended measures there's a lot more here but our time is limited myself there's a story with Nasi one of the greatest Bali masera there's a story they were going in a particular location outside of tavaria wrote orange they covered they saw that a that a coffin was being brought to Israel in order to be buried in the land of Israel it was coming from outside of israelia so rebe said something very strong you need to hear this this is important what is going on here this person died in outside of Israel and now he's coming to Israel to be buried here anikariyalovo you rejected my my land Jeremiah the prophet says and ready quotes and speaking about this person who's living outside of Israel then comes to be buried in the land of Israel you rejected my land you found it to be about an abomination this is after destruction of Islam English let's be clear when we're talking about here oh no maybe it's not I'm sorry I believe it's the time of based on English but marriage is teaching this to us as well right so this is applicable to us as well a person who lives outside of Israel rebby says to him you have you have expressed that Israel is disgusting to you why do you not live here in your lifetime and then you come and you make my land impure in your death as a rubbish set you lived outside of Israel now you want to be buried in Israel it's disgusting you're coming to cause my land to be impure I went like Kevin Israel ite so everybody that's an interesting interesting he doesn't say that he doesn't deny that it was it was a terrible thing but what he says is that the very fact that he's being buried in Israel is a capara for me the tones for his sin that the land atones for his Nation okay and he points out over here the the excessive points out that Jaco and Yosef they also died in kots Lawrence right they died in the Lords and it has to be buried in Israel so so was that the fact that they were in stars is that a rejection of Israel maybe they shouldn't according to rebbe it's it's they shouldn't be buried in Israel why are they asking to be buried in Israel why are they coming to cause the land to be impure but they're different since they were absolute Sadiq and they were completely righteous individuals and they were a a Mercado excuse me there were a a vehicle for the divine presence so their death didn't they didn't become Tommy even in their death so they're not going to be with Tommy the land of Israel but it's a very interesting perspective we're not aware we don't think about the fact that people live outside of Israel especially now seven million Jews and Earth Israel it's an expression of a a rejection of the land of Israel so much so that what right does that person have to ask to be buried in Israel according to rebbe okay yes it says look it's not gonna go so far there's a capara being buried in Israel is a tremendous Myla to tremendous positive thing but let's hear this point and think about it let's hear this point and think about it you know one of my songs I say uh if I have a song called finally here and in the song I sing about mashiach coming and basically nobody cares and I say where is our hope our faith our pride where's the desire the love deep inside right we ask three times a day we're talking about Earth's thrill the whole tire is getting to artsy thrill where is our hope our faith our pride where is the desire the love deep inside where is that desire why are we not trying to get to Israel why are we do we realize that in our actions we realize that when when we don't have that desire when we don't express when we don't try to get to Earth so we're not trying to move the Earth Israel it's not in our minds we're waiting for some magical moment to arrive even says you know we're used to thinking that just comes and magically carries Us in all of our shoes and all of our homes will fly up in the air and who says that that's how it's going to be and who says that mashiach will come and everyone will not have their same excuses right we'll still have the same excuses perhaps who says will not have those same excuses we have to be careful that we're not rejecting the land of Israel that we are making sure that our desire and our focus is how can we get back to the land of Israel how can how can I come back to Arts Israel the Holy Land of Claudius thrower the ramban says that whoever lives as if they don't have a god where does Hashem want us to be she wants us to be here when no or at least we should have that strong desire and we're we're trying to figure out how we can get there this is very important I would say that the message is teaching us it seems clear to me mesh is teaching us that why do I want to be buried there because he didn't want to leave he didn't even understand why he left he had to he had no choice the the the physical survival of the Jewish people was dependent upon leaving yards Israel at the time it was clear but the moment that you could get back there he wanted to be back there you know it's just this very mean Arts Israel I want to be back there uh what am I doing here 71 years he wasn't in more really he was 20 he was 17. well so so 93 years he wasn't in the land of Israel but he wanted to be buried there he said take well assessment Siamese get my bones out of here where do I want to be where's my Essence my bones is my Essence my answer is my Essence is Arts Israel that's where I belong that's where a Jew belongs and so the tire the entire tire is only possible to fulfill here in RC Israel I saw these things saying you you could buy a piece of land in Israel and thereby fulfill shemitah and you get my serious and trumanism you don't need to buy a little piece of land and live in in the Lakewood and and then like that's okay I Marvel at this that's Israel there's there's no reason why we can't live here there's no reason there's no there's no excuse and there's certainly no excuse that we don't want to or we don't even think about it doesn't even come in our minds Monopoly sometimes this is a scary version [Music] so I just you know these are things I think about these are things that uh come up so I want to bring it to all of your attention and I want to bless you and ask you to bless me should help us you should appreciate and realize the significance and importance of RC Sorel now wait till we're dead in order to be an ernestrel let's come to artistro while we're alive let's bring our children here let's raise our children in the land of Israel let's let's let's take the opposite attack on this version of Let's see some of them to Ava let's make sure that the the land of Israel the the issue of Earth Israel living in Israel should should be something that we desire that we love that we're makave foreign how can I not be there how could it be where was the the massive public outcry during Corona all right can we not be loud in ashram should bless us that we should recognize the importance the importance and the the centrality of this place of the entire world which will help us to indeed return here and we should have a tremendous love for Etsy so thank you so much for listening have a wonderful shamas this podcast was made possible through the gracious donations of listeners like you for more podcasts like this please visit www.regoldwag.com or search on iTunes Ari goldwag [Music]