You say that Rashi says that Yaacov is physically alive and at the same time you say Rashi says that Yaacov was buried…
You’re so silly. Go back through my posts, this is what I was saying the entire time. ARSo can attest to this as well. This is exactly what Rashi says, and this is how he is classically understood.
The Gemara asks, wasn’t Yaakov embalmed and buried!? R’ Yitzchok answers, yes he was, but Torah says he is still alive.
Rashi says that they only embalmed him and buried him because they thought he was dead, but really he was alive. He didn’t die. This means physically.
How am I trying to play two sides? When did I say that Yaakov wasn’t buried?
I keep saying the exact same thing. Look through my posts, and you will see.
P.S. Here is my first response to you on the subject. You’ll see that I’ve been saying the same thing this entire time:
You wrote: …And yet i heard a Chabad rabbi claim that Rashi said that Yaacov is with us physically; that is a lie.
My response: “I guess it’s not just Qwerty who is arrogant about his ignorance.
Rashi (Taanos 5b) explains יעקב לא מת literally.
והאי דחנטו חנטיא סבורים היו שמת – they embalmed him because they THOUGHT he was dead.
נדמה להם שהוא מת אבל חי היה – it SEEMED to them that he was dead, but he was alive.
Maharsha and others ARGUE on this pirush, and explain that his body did die.
This is the classic understanding of their argument, not unique to Chabad. Check any Artscroll.”
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And what I wrote to ARSo a while ago:
“This is obviously the meaning. ר’ יוחנן doesn’t argue on the fact that Yaakov was buried in מערת המכפלה etc., rather he says that all of this WAS DONE because he seemed to be dead, but despite all of this he was alive (obviously miraculously).”
Philosopher, will you admit that you misunderstood me, or will you attempt to prove that I did indeed change my mind? (If the latter, I want a date, time, and post number)