Shnayim Yomi - V'zot Haberachah - Shlishi - #3 - Rabbi Solly Sardar - Yosef's Reward

Aliyah Shlishi begins with the beracha of Yosef HaTzaddik. And the beracha begins "ul Yosef amar" and to Yosef he said "mevorechet Hashem artzo". His land was the was the most blessed. Rashi says that the his land was fully loaded. It had It was the best quality, was the most quantity. He had all the berachot in his land. But Rashi didn't tell us why. Why he had this beracha. Rashi doesn't tell us what zechut was it that Yosef had all this beracha in his land. But if you look in the Baal HaTurim, he takes note of this and he says that two times in the Torah you find the word "ul Yosef". One time is over here, "ul Yosef amar mevorechet Hashem artzo". And number two is in back in Parashat Mikeitz, it says "ul Yosef yulad shnei banim". And Yosef had two children "beterem tavo shnat ha'ra'av" before the years of famine began in Mitzrayim. So the Baal HaTurim says "ul Yosef, ul Yosef" that means there is a connection. What's the connection? You see, over there Yosef HaTzaddik, the Gemara tells us that during the years of the famine, he did not have any relations with his wife. He stayed separate. He had his children before the famine. "ul Yosef yulad shnei banim beterem tavo shnat ha'ra'av". But during the famine itself he was sensitive towards the people's feelings. He knew that the time was a time of tzara, people were in a in a distress. And he didn't feel that that he was comfortable enough to go and enjoy himself on the on at that time when ev- everyone else was suffering. So says the Baal HaTurim, this could be the reason why Yosef over here was zocheh to the greatest land. Because Yosef HaTzaddik could have enjoyed whatever he wanted back in Mitzrayim when he was a king. He could he had a whole palace. He had all the riches. He had everything he could have wanted. And he could have enjoyed himself, but he held himself back. Why? Because he was sensitive towards the tzara of the community. And Hashem says if you held yourself back from all the tov that you had back in the palace just to be bit sad at the board to be with the sea board and with their pain, Hashem says I'm going to repay you. Don't worry. Your land is going to have the best quality best ever."