Women's Toldos 5777 Class
Rabbi YY Jacobson
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This class was presented to women on Tuesday Parshas Toldos, Nov. 29, 2016, at Ohr Chaim, Monsey, NY. In this class, Rabbi YY Jacobson answers the big question: how can we call Eisav a Rasha if his fate was predetermined in the womb of his mother?
As it turns, out Judaism creates special space for struggle, and so should we. What G-d wants from you is not what He wants from me. Children should never be compared to each other.
This class is based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 20 Parshas Toldos.
Women's Toldos 5777 Class
Rabbi YY Jacobson
Dedicated to all of our struggling children
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Pinchus Krieger -5 years ago
The Innocent Eisav:The Torah Text Compels us to Empathize with Eisav
Horav Yaakov Kaminetzky once attended a Rebbe's meeting in his son's Rav Binyomin's yeshiva in Hewlett Long Island , Yeshiva Toras Chaim.At the meeting he said פשט אין חומש דארף מען לערנען ווי רשי און פשט אין רשי דארף מען לערנען ווי דער מזרחי referring to Reb Eliyahu Mizrachi which was first printed after his petira in Venice 1527.
I have taught these פרשיות for many years. I taught the Chumash according to Rashi's p'shat and Rashi's p'shat according to the Mizrachi's p'shat. I'll give you an example: In Parshas Vayeitzi chapter 30 where Lavan & Yaakov make a deal involving the dotted and spotted goats and reddish brownish lambs, the Mizrachi writes a full page explaining Rashi's p'shat in the deal. The הואיל משה Prague 1612 asks numerous questions on the Mizrachi and gives a different p'shat in Rashi.I taught my talmidim p'shat in Chumash , as the Mizrachi explains Rashi's p'shat in Chumash.
However I must say that after hearing the Rov's shiur to just allow yourself to read the text, I find this thought to be very beautiful - thinking outside of the box as the Rov always does.
Thank you.
Pinchus
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Pinchas -5 years ago
Source?
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Anonymous -5 years ago
Thanks very much. I compiled it from many many sources; but the main and primary point of the shiur is based on a "sicha," an address, by the Lubavitcher Rebbe of blessed memory, Shabbos Parshas Toldos 5741 (1980). Likkutei Sichos vol. 15 Parshas Toldos.
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yosef -7 years ago
Avraham's Influence
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YYJ -7 years ago
One way of understanding this is that till Avraham passed on, Eisav was actually good and decent. This is based on the Zohar Toldos who maintains that Eisav actually grew up as a moral and upright young man, as a result of Avraham educating him. Also the Yalkut Shemoni suggests this same idea.
So Avraham's passing may have been part of the cause of Eisav's decline, according to this view. (This is explained in Likkutei Sichos vol. 15 Toldos. Rashi has a different view.)
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Anonymous -7 years ago
הפלא ופלא
I cannot even begin to state how insightful this shiur is. It should be required listening for everyone who wants to be a parent or teacher, with yearly Chazoro. In addition to the main point, there were several other issues that were raised, including looking at the text of the Chumash and thinking aobut what it says, (as you know, this is the basis of the sefer I gave you, ואתה תחזה), what it means to be a Gadol as opposed to being a Tzaddik, and many other very choshuve nekudos.
May Hashem give you the strength to go מחיל אל חיל, knowing that you speak the truth.
Yasher koiach!
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shaya -7 years ago
Yaakov and Eisav at the same time
Most of them are modern orthodox, or at least from modern orthodox homes.
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