Rebbe Levi Isaac of Berditchev on Toldot
Last year and the year before, Rav Ginsburgh devoted his yearly study of the Torah with a Chasidic commentary to Rebbe Levi Isaac of Berditchev....
Tag : Esau
Current Events and Issues The New State of Israel
This is an AI-based translation of the editorial introduction to the Mattot-Massei 5786 issue of Niflaot. It is based on the issue’s main class titled,...
Rebecca, Esau, and the Fourth Revolution
The boys wrestled in her [Rebecca’s] womb and she said, “If so why do I exist?” She went to inquire of God. God answered her,...
Q&A: Loving Esau?
Q: How is it that the Torah says that Isaac loved Esau? How could he have loved such an obviously evil person? A: In the...
Seeing Inside
In Hebrew, the idiom "to see someone's face" can mean either to appease him or to fight him. After winning the wrestling bout with Esau's...
Who Am I? The Reddishness of King David
King David asked the question "Who am I?" The Bible describes him as "reddish with beautiful eyes and goodly appearance." Each of us has a...
Rectifiying Edom and Ishmael
The two great exiles of the Jewish People in our days: Edom (אדום, 51) and Ishmael (ישמעאל, 451) equal 502 = "Cursed be Haman" (ארור...
Jacob, David, their Enemies, and the Mashiach
God saved Jacob from his father-in-law Lavan, his brother Esau, and his "son-in-law" Shechem (his daughter's rapist), three generations. Jacob is the all-inclusive Jewish soul....
"Hey, you know what's really fun…."
"And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham, Abraham begat Isaac." Know who your father really is; he can make you potent....
