Yaakov Avinu did not kiss Yosef during their first encounter because he was saying Shma. Why was he reciting Shma at that auspicious occasion? This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate