Nov 30 2024 122 mins 7
Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at this week’s parsha, Toldot (Genesis/Bereshiet 25:19-28:9) which is the primary description in the Bible of the life of Yitzak/Isaac, and includes the stories of his twin sons, Esau and Yakov.
The Erev Shabbat reading:
The Sabbath Day midrash is focused on what was originally called a “struggle” in the womb between the two twin brothers. But the Hebrew word used (ratzatz), and Rivkah’s reaction, suggest it was FAR more intense than a mere struggle.
And it continues, in every way.
Because so does the reason that Esau is “hated” by YHVH.
Toldot: Poor Esau? Or the ‘Battle Has Never Ended?’
The combined two-part teaching is here:
