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Why does Rashi (רש"י) say Yaakov gave all his Torah (תורה) to Yosef, while the Rambam (רמב"ם) states he designated Levi to head the yeshiva? The shiur resolves the contradiction by distinguishing two bodies of learning: Toras Shem v'Eiver (the Sheva Mitzvos) taught to Yosef, who would lead internationally, and Toras Yitzchok (the 613 mitzvos) entrusted to Levi as rosh yeshiva.
The shiur begins with the pasuk in Parshas Vayeishev stating that Yisrael loved Yosef more than all his sons "ki ben zekunim hu lo," which Rashi (רש"י) explains through Onkelos to mean "bar chakim" — the son of wisdom. Rashi says that all the Torah (תורה) Yaakov learned from Shem and Eiver, he transmitted to Yosef. This created a special intellectual bond between father and son, a relationship grounded in shared chochmah and insights. Rabbi Zweig then presents a seeming contradiction from the Rambam (רמב"ם) in Hilchos Avodah Zarah (1:3). The Rambam describes how Yitzchok taught Yaakov, who in turn taught all his sons, but specifically separated out Levi, appointed him as head, and seated him in the yeshiva to teach the way of Hashem (ה׳) and to guard the mitzvos of Avrohom. The Rambam further states that Yaakov commanded his children that the position of leadership in Torah should remain with the tribe of Levi for all generations, so that Torah would not be forgotten. This appears to directly contradict Rashi, which identifies Yosef as the primary recipient of Yaakov's Torah transmission.
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Parshas Vayeishev 37:3, Rashi; Rambam Hilchos Avodah Zarah 1:3
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