Rabbi Bernie Fox: Toldot What’s So Important About the Soup?
Rabbi Fox observes that the references to “red” in this parashah are prominent: the soup is “very red”. Esav later acquires Edom, which is “red”.…
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Rabbi Fox observes that the references to “red” in this parashah are prominent: the soup is “very red”. Esav later acquires Edom, which is “red”.…
Rabbi Sacks describes the narrative of Rebecca’s pregnancy and the birth of Jacob and Esau as oracle, rather than prophecy. The text is in fact…