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Portion Toledot :Then Who Was That Hairy Guy?

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פורסם בשבת, 06 נובמבר 2021 19:02
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Portion Toledot :Then Who Was That Hairy Guy?
 
 
So why did Rebecca play this Practical Joke on Isaac her husband - who was blind,
sending Jacob disguised as Esau - to bring Isaac's Dinner - and hang out -
 
 So that The blessings from Isaac went to Jacob and not Esau?
(was it simply for the best chance of the Israelite Nation's survival?)
 
If you read the text you don't enjoy the DRAMA until you read ZOHAR.
 
The Zohar explained the kanguage "me zeh ayfoh" of Isaac, that he said when Esau comes and asks for the Blessings of the Firstborn
(even though he and Jacob were twins - AE note - if they were friends,
like maybe in the END OF TIMES - they could have shared?) AS
 
"How did I get Tricked? was it a G-dly Angel - or the "Angel of Death"?
 
A lot of stories in the Torah have many layers of meaning.
 
And they ALL have RAMIFICATIONS:
 
(in this story Yakov is punished with temporary exile for abusing his relationship with his father (even though his mother designed the game)
 
AND SO ON THROUGH THE AGES
because parents don't always agree
BUT THEY MUST AGREE TO DISAGREE PLEASANTLY
 
Hashem blessed JACOB WHEN HE LEFT Laban and returned to israel
 
 
Today in the Kolel in the Jerusalem Great Synagogue
Rav Hirshler explained the end of the portion
 
THAT JACOB TRIED TO FOLLOW THE WISHES
 
of  BOTH PARENTS who had CONFLICTING DESIRES for him.
 
In a couple of weeks we see Jacob did his own version of their plans
 
And came back to Israel with 12 sons and a daughter -
 
bought some land -
 
AND BEGAN THE SAGA OF ISRAEL'S PLACE IN THE WORLD
 
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz