47-29. Chesed Shel Emes. VAYECHI 2005 – KINDNESS AND TRUTH Posted on by Rabbi Paltiel What is meant by “Chesed shel emes” in the context of Yosef’s promise to bury his father Yaakov in Eretz Yisroel? Is kindness driven by altruism or something else? Sources include: Rashi, Baal HaTurim, Shaloh, Rambam, Chizkuni, Abarbanel, Zohar with Likutei Torah. The rights performed on a deceased man are true kindness because they can never be reciprocated. first Passuk
