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Dvar Torah Parshat Toldot 5772 2011

Yaakov goes to his father Yitzchak to receive the blessings intended for Esav. His mother Rivka advises him to don the garments of his brother so if his father will draw him close he will realize that it is not Esav. Yaakov complies with his mother’s advice and enters into his father’s chambers. His father [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Toldot 5771 2010

The Torah tells us: VAYE’EHAV YITZCHAK ET ESAV KI TZAYID BEFIV VERIVKA OHEVET ET YAAKOV, “Yitzchak loved Esav because game was in his mouth, but Rivka loves Yaakov.” (Gen. 25,28) An obvious question that can be asked is why in the case of Esav the past tense, “loved”, is used and with respect to Yaakov [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Tora Parshat Toldot (Toldos) 5770 2009

When Rivka gave birth to twins the Torah tells us the names they were given. One was called Esav and the other Yaakov. The first one was born and was covered entirely with hair. Because of this feature he was called ESAV. Rashi explains that he was given this name because he appeared fully developed. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Toldot 2008 – 5768 דבר תורה פדשת תולדות

Yitzchak’s people dug wells for water and when they were successful their surrounding neighbors suddenly started to claim: LANU HAMAYIM, “…the water is ours…”. (Gen. 26,20) These people did not dig and did not work to find water. They left it up to Yitzchak’s people to do. When they were successful suddenly the neighbors woke [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2007 – 5768 דבר תורה תולדות

Esav came home from the fields hungry and his brother Yaakov was preparing food. Esav asked for some food and Yaakov agreed on condition that he gives over his birthright to him. Esav readily agreed to this feeling that he did not need it. After eating, the Torah tells us that Esav “ate and drank, [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2006 – 5766 דבר תורה תולדות

Rebecca was having problems with her pregnancy and went to ask from the prophet of her time why she was having trouble. She was told that she was going to give birth to SHNE LE’UMIM, two nations. The usual word for nations is AMIM. Here the word LE’UMIM is used. Samson Raphael Hirsch in his [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2005 – 5765 דבר תורה תולדות

We are told that Yitzhak dwelled in Gerar and he was well accepted there. Furthermore, Avimelech, king of Gerar, warned his people that no one should harm him.(Gen. 26,11) Yitzhak was living freely in the land and began to prosper. Then we learn of Yitzhak’s struggle with his neighbors. Whenever he dug a well, they [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה תולדות

We all know the story of how Yitzhak loved Esav and Rivka loved Yaakov. Chazal tell us that Yitzhak was fooled by Esav who made him think that he was very righteous. He would ask him Halachic questions so as to give the impression that he was very observant and wanted to learn the laws. [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה תולדות

We are told that Yitzhak’s people dug in the valley and found fresh water. Suddenly the shepherds of Gerar started to argue with the shepherds of Yitzhak claiming that this was their water. (See Gen. 26:19) Why did the shepherds of Gerar not stop Yitzhak’s people while they were digging and claim it was their [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה תולדות

In describing the two brothers the Torah says Esav was AN ISH YODE’A TZAYID, ISH SADEH. He was a man who knew hunting, a man of the field. It then tells us that Yaakov was ISH TAM. He was a plain man (Gen. 25:27). Why is ISH, man, mentioned twice for Esav and only once [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot 2001 – 5761 דבר תורה תולדות

The Sidra starts by saying, “this is the history of Yitzchak the son of Avraham”. Then it goes on to say, “Avraham gave birth to Yitzchak.” Isn’t that a bit superfluous? If it tells us that Yitzchak is the son of Avraham then naturally Avraham is the father of Yitzchak. Yet this teaches us a [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Toldot

  • November 23rd, 2006
  • Posted in toldot

Dvar Torah Toldot 5767   There was a famine in the Land of Israel and Yitzchak was about to leave the country as did his father Avraham when there was a famine in his days. Hashem, however, says to Yitzchak: SHECHON BA’ARETZ … GUR BA’ARETZ HAZOT, “…dwell in the land … sojourn in this land [ READ MORE ]

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