Philosopher,
At first I was impressed that you were able to refer to so many meforshim on this Rashi and Gemorah. But then when you mentioned that you don’t see the part of the rif that I mentioned I realized that it’s copy and paste from some “Chabad Torah”
This is not true:
A) I spent lots of time researching and poring over the mefarshim to understand what they say.
I didn’t see the Rif brought anywhere other than the original Ein Yaakov which I linked above.
B) קבל את האמת ממי שאמרו – refute my points instead assuming where I got my information from.
OK, so whoever wants can look in the sefer eyin yaacov on everything that the Rif wrote on taanus 5 2 and yaacov lo meis.
I read and reread the Rif in the Ein Yaakov and I still can’t find what you’re referring to that יעקב לא מת was only until Eretz Yisroel (I do remember a different meforash saying that, not the Rif).
Would you be so kind as to quote the words that you’re referring to (as I requested once already)?
Here’s the link to the meforshim again: https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=47607&st=&pgnum=130&hilite=
And again, here is Artscroll Taanis 5B fn. 18:
“Since this verse proves that Jacob is still alive, we must conclude that Jacob only appeared to be dead to those who embalmed him (Rashi). Other commentators explain Jacob’s immortality not as a prolongation of physical life but as a form of continued spiritual existence (see Maharsha).”