| "And he went up to meet Israel his father..." (Genesis 46:28)
In Likutey Moharan, Torah 71, part two, Rebbe Nachman teaches that there are two types of consciousness (mochin): one rooted in Eretz Yisrael, referred to as "Noam" (pleasantness), and the other rooted in the lands outside of Israel, referred to as "Chovlim" (harmful forces). When the world operates in harmony, the consciousness of the lands outside of Israel receives its sustenance through the mochin of Eretz Yisrael, ensuring that the entire world is influenced by the supreme pleasantness of Noam in its proper form.
In the Torah, Yosef is associated with Noam, while Yaakov is associated with Chovlim. When Yosef meets his father Yaakov, it represents the ultimate alignment and fulfillment of the flow of divine pleasantness into the world.
This raises a question: why does the influence here seem to flow from the son (Yosef) to the father (Yaakov), rather than the other way around, as is usually the case in the natural order of things?
The answer lies in the deeper understanding from this Torah: the ultimate purpose of creation is to reveal Hashem's honor. The more His honor is revealed, the greater the flow of the supreme Noam, creating an ongoing cycle of revelation and pleasantness.
Yaakov was the first since the beginning of creation to merit having children born in the sanctity of Israel without any spiritual "waste," unlike Esav or Yishmael. In his marriage, Yaakov's primary intention was focused on Yosef, born from Rachel. With Yosef's birth, Yaakov merited revealing the Noam that had originated within himself, channeled through Yosef the Tzaddik. Thus, even though Yosef represents the Noam and Yaakov represents the Chovlim, the pleasantness revealed in the world through Yosef was rooted in Yaakov himself.
When Yosef and Yaakov finally reunite, the world achieves a profound rectification, paving the way for Israel to ultimately be redeemed from exile.
This teaches us the power of holy procreation: bringing forth children in sanctity reveals Hashem's honor in the world, increasing the flow of divine pleasantness and driving out harmful forces.
May we merit to increase Hashem's honor through holiness, bringing about the downfall of all those who harm us and hastening the complete redemption, Amen.
Shabbat Shalom,
Chaim Kramer | 
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