qwerty: And the simplest answer is that When Rashi said that Yaakov is alive he meant alive as per Maharsha and/or Ohr Hachaim, that is not literally alive.
Funny that Artscroll – whom you are so careful not to deal with here – didn’t think of the simplest answer, because Artscroll says that the Maharsha ARGUES with Rashi. How stupid of Artscroll.
And lets chalk up another win to Magnus-Carlsen-qwerty, world chess champion when playing with his own board and his own rules. Rules, by the way, that fly in the face of Torah. Oh, sorry. No they don’t. He has the word of his Rabbis that whatever he says is gospel (after all, he prays with idolaters).
Surely youRashi wasn’t following the Pshat of a lying weasel like Shmei who needs to believe that Yaakov is alive to convince dummies like ARSo that the Rebbe is still alive.
Well clearly he hasn’t convinced me, has he? SI’m probably too dumb even to be convinced. And, unlike you, B”H too dumb to write apikorsus.
Why doesn’t ArSo see what’s obvious to all? Because he’s insanely jealous of me and can’t deal with the thought that I beat him Nebach.
Did one of your alleged Rabbis tell you that? If yes, it must be true.