Rashi explains that Yosef was the one who cried, since Yaakov was absorbed with reciting the Shema. Yaakov’s reciting the Shema at that moment reflects his supreme submission to Hashem, at a time when an ordinary individual might have been overwhelmed with more mundane thoughts. The Maharal explains that when the opportunity presents itself for the righteous to express their feelings of love, they do not desire to retain these feelings of joy for themselves, but rather they seize this moment to pay tribute to Hashem. This was the case with Yaakov. Just as he reached the moment of extreme…
