Musical Treats: The Shul Sisters Sing Ivdu Et HaShem
Cantors Laurie Akers, Rachel Brook, Rachel Goldman
Rabbi Hannah Spiro: Toldot There Are No Perfect Heroes
Rabbi Spiro challenges the classic commentaries that seek to justify Jacob’s clearly unfair interaction with Esau by establishing a basis for Esau’s fault. She extends this tendency to contemporary living, wherein we tend to overstate the faults of our enemies or understate their values.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z’l: Toldot Why did Isaac Love Esau?
Why did Isaac love Esau, when Rebecca had been told by God that the younger son would prevail, while the older son would serve him? According to Rashi and the Magic of Dubnow, Esau knew how to deceive Isaac, letting his father think that he was strictly religious in asking about tithes.