All posts in: Toldos

• Toldos

  7 years ago

  Am I selling my birthright (my heritage) for the proverbial bowl of beans?

  In this week’s parsha the Torah relates to us the birth and growth of Yaakov and Eisov (esau – why do the englsh translations spell it like that???), ..

  Written by Binyumin Beinish
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• Toldos

  7 years ago

  Waiting for the right girl

  The second pasuk of our sedra tells us that ‘Yitzchak was 40 years when he married Rivkah…’ Why, asks the Netziv, is it important for us to know how old Yitzchak ..

  Written by d fine
• Toldos

  7 years ago

  Toldos

  “these are the descendants (toldos) of Yitzchak” Rashi tells us that these are Yaakov and Esav mentioned in the Parsha. Why are both sons mentioned in the Parsha? ..

  Written by Daniel King
• Toldos

  7 years ago

  2 short vorts on Toldos

  1)There’s only three Avimelechs! In pasuk 26:1 Yitzchak goes to Avimelech, king of the Plishtim because of the famine in the land. Now we’ve heard the name Avimelech ..

  Written by d fine
• Toldos

  7 years ago

  Parshat Toldos

  Parshat Toldos World terrorists and underworld kingpins, certainly have a lot in common. Take the challenges they share in acquiring decent life insurance policies, ..

  Written by Rabbi Dovid Sipper
• Toldos

  7 years ago

  Ba’al Haturim on connections between the fall of Yishmael and the offspring of Yitschok

  The end of last week’s Parsha (Chayei Soro) finishes with the words, “Al Pnei Kol Echov Nafal” – “Over all his brothers he (Yishmael) ..

  Written by Benjamin A Rose