Page 543 - BERESHIT

The Torah lists Yosef as the sole descendant of Yaakov. Why were the
names of the other Shevatim omitted? Why did Yaakov only teach Yosef
the Torah he learned by the yeshiva of Shem and Ever? And why is Yosef
known as ‘Yosef Hatzaddik’?

Yosef did not act in a pretentious manner, despite his handsome
appearance and ketonet passim. He cared about the needs of his
half-brothers, the sons of the concubines, even though they considered
him superior. Yosef did not lord his status over them, as his older brothers
did. Yosef excelled in this middah and it elevated him to greatness. He
‘shook off’ the evil traits of arrogance and conceit in whatever capacity
he functioned, and attended to his duties with humility.

Channah gave her son the name Shmuel, as she understood the depth

behind the name. The name can be split into two, and .

Channah prayed with all her heart that her son should not just be called

‘Shmuel,’ but that he should be truly righteous, imitating Hashem and

acting accordingly.

Shmuel Hanavi heard a voice calling for him and answered, “Speak, for