Welcome, Guest

Vort on Parshas Toldos
(0 viewing) 
Im Paga be’cha menuval zeh, mushchei'hu le- BEIS HAMEDRASH! This board is for divrei Torah relating to our struggle with the Yetzer Hara, from the entire spectrum of Tanach, Chazal, Mussar and Chassidus. On this board there will be no posts about personal struggles and no debates. Only TORAH CHIZUK.
  • Page:
  • 1

TOPIC: Vort on Parshas Toldos 1518 Views

Vort on Parshas Toldos 07 Nov 2010 02:55 #83231

  • kosher
  • OFFLINE
  • Gold Boarder
  • Posts: 301
  • Karma: 1
Everyone wonders, why did Yitzchok want to give the berachos to Aisav – its true that Aisav managed to fool him to think he was a tzadik, but he certainly knew that Yaakov was the one who sat and learned Torah all day while aisav had shortcomings (see Rashi on 27-21). I heard an answer from Rabbi Yitzchok B. Shlit”a that these berachos were the berachos of King/leadership. (There are two other sets of berochos in this weeks parsha, the ones Aisav finally got and the ones that Yaakov got at the end of the parsha before he went to Lavan). Only one who has nisyonos and challenges is worthy to be a King/leader. Therefore Yitzchok felt that only aisav could get the berochos because even though Yaakov actually learned more and may have behaved better, he did have the nisyonos that would make him worthy.
In reality, Aisav was not worthy, because he had not overcome his nisyonos, and Yaakov’s nisyonos were yet to come (in the upcoming parshios), but the basic point stands.
I am not big enough to not do something I WANT to do because I know it is wrong, but I've been around long enough not to want to do many things, even though they are really enticing at the first glance.
Last Edit: by .
  • Page:
  • 1
Time to create page: 0.30 seconds

Are you sure?

Yes