Parshat Toldot

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The birth of Jacob and Esau, Esau sells his birthright, Isaac and the Philistines, and Jacob receives Isaac's blessing through deception. Genesis 25:19-28:9.

Isaac With The Philistines

Ginzberg Vol. 1

According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Isaac's life was, in many ways, a mirror image of his father Abraham's. : Abraham had to leave his birthplace. So did Isaa...

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Abraham's Legacy and Isaac

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 60:16

It might be hiding in plain sight, in the way we treat those closest to us. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, hints at this very idea, connecting respect for our wive...

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Sarah's Legacy and Isaac

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:226

That feeling, that universal human experience, echoes powerfully in the story of Sarah and Isaac's parting. Imagine Sarah, having spent the entire night weeping for Isaac. This isn...

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Isaac: Rebecca and Creation

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:4

But Rebekah? She shone. The text says she didn’t walk in their ways; her piety, her devotion, was on par with Isaac himself. And yet, their marriage wasn't all smooth sailing. Can ...

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Rebecca Among the Fathers and Rebekah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:8

That’s what the biblical Rebekah experienced during her pregnancy with Jacob and Esau. She suffered terrible pains, unlike anything she'd ever felt before. She asked other women if...

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Birth of Jacob and Commandments

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:10

Jewish tradition certainly seems to think so. Take the story of Jacob and Esau, those eternally feuding twins from the Book of Genesis. Their very names, given at birth, are loaded...

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Birth of Esau and Nimrod

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:19

Today, let's talk about Esau. We know him as Jacob's brother, the one who traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. But there's so much more bubbling beneath the surface. According...

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Jacob and Adam

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:26

The patriarch Jacob and his brother Esau, those iconic twins, grappled with these very questions in a fascinating exchange, as recorded in Legends of the Jews. Imagine the scene. T...

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Abraham's Transgression and Isaac

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:39

The Torah hints at it in so many ways. Let's look at the story of Isaac and some very important wells. Isaac, as we know, was the son of Abraham, and he found himself in Gerar, a P...

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