Parsha:

Toldot 

Description

Class utilizes commentary of Or HaChaim Hakadosh. Questions addressed include: What is meant by the language of "toldos"? Why is Avraham's toldos mentioned alongside Yitzchak's? Was Rivkah really upset she was pregnant with fighting babies? Did Yaakov steal the bechora/birtright from Eisav? Why did Avimelekh need to make a treaty with Yitzchak if he (or a previous Avimelekh) had made one with Avraham? How did Yitzchak set the scene for Eisav to get a bracha? How did Rivkah find out about it? How did her involvement clear Yaakov of any wrong-doing? Or was he in fact guilty of deceiving his father? What bracha did Yitzchak assume to give to Eisav/Yaakov? Did he really know what was going on?