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  Sam -3 years ago

  Such love, he must have been emulting his forefarthers.

  Yup, the one who tried to murder his son based on a dream, and even when he was told to stopp he begged to be alowed to slit his sons throat. When he was stoped from doing that as well, he brutlised a lamb. 

  Ah, such love.

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    Zalmen Springer -2 years ago

    Ah, So the first time it was a dream and next time he was "told"? And how do you know of the story altogether? And since you are so knowledgeable with the Bible and it's commentators, can you give your opinion on Abraham's whole personality by taking in account all the stories recorded about him?

    Ah, such wisdom.

    Thank you for putting a smile to my face today.

    P.S. Forgive me for wasting my time with your Majesty my genius cynical friend.

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  Boruch Chaim -6 years ago

  Yitzchok's Love for Eisav

  Rabbi YY, I really enjoy your shiurim al haparsha on the way to and from work every day. you shiur on Esav was gevaldig. I just found a Pirkie Dreb Eliezer Perek 38 which describes the scene that when Yaakov returned to Yitzchok's house he found Esav there which fits in to the rabbi was saying about Yiztchok relationship with Esav. I will copy the here. Kol Tuv and a Freilichen Chanukah. ולקח יעקב בניו ובני בניו ונשיו והלך לקרית ארבע אצל יצחק אביו ומצא שם את עשו ואת בניו ואת נשיו יושבים באוהל יצחק ותקע לו אהלו חוצה לה וראה יצחק את יעקב ואת נשיו ואת בניו ואת בנותיו ואת כל אשר לו לשנ"י בני"ו

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  Leibel -6 years ago

  Yitzchaks love for Eisav

  From the shiur "Why did Yitzchak Love Eisav" whereas Rashi seems to learn, and the m'sora today teaches children that Yitzchak was fooled.  Is it possible that it was a g'zeira min hashamayim that Yitzchak should be fooled and that there is some truth and value to that approach, as opposed to being delusional?  For example,  I understood from my rebbe the eyes of many of the Tzadikim in europe were closed to the g'zeira of what was imminent prior to WW II.
  
  In the Torah from the R Aaron m'Strashalev Avodas Haleiva Succos:  My understanding of us who are far away from Hashem actually being closer to be on condition that we have a yearning His'or'r'rus pining passion to be closer from Hashem.  Without that yearning we are not closer to Hashem when we are farther away...?

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  Ezra -6 years ago

  Why Did Yitzchak love Eisav?

  טעם גן עדן

   

  איזה שיעור מתוק, עמוק ונקי, ממש כמו היוצא מגן עדן, אה אשריך ואשרינו......

   

  כמה אהבה, כמה רומנטיות, כמה חמלה וכמה צימאון של הנשמה יש בשיעור שלך..

   

  בין היתר, אהבתי מאוד את ההסברים של המים שמגיע מתחת לאדמה ועוברת תהליכים קשים של בין הסלעים, אדמה קשה, לכלוך, עפר וכו' זה מים נקיים שאין כמותו ומחייה את הגוף והנשמה...מדהים כמה אני מתחבר לזה...

   

  כמובן אהבתי את ההסבר על אהבה שנובע מעצמיות ולא תלוי בדבר. 

   

  וכל התיאורים של יצחק עם עשו, ר' מאיר וכו' וגבורה...

   

  אחרון חביב, ווארט מדהים של המגיד על ר' מאיר שלמד אצל אלישע בן נבוי, תוכו אכל וקליפתו זרק.... פעם הראשונה שהנני שומע את זה, תודה רבה, מדהים ביותר...

   

  אגב ווארט כזה מתאים מאוד לבעל התניא, אך כנראה תלמיד כרבו.

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• Anonymous -6 years ago

  Why did Yitzchok Love Eisav

  This week's shiur was truly beyond anything describable!
  
  I can't reiterate enough the mitzva of allowing many struggles mothers to receive the tools (shovels) to dig into their childrens hearts to discover the pure water flowing deep within...
  
  You make it easy and enjoyable for me and others like me to love our challenging but special boys... Rabbi Jacobson gives added strength to accept Hashem's will!

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