In this week’s Torah portion, Toldos, we are introduced to Jacob and Esau. On the surface, the story is one of sibling rivalry, but its mystic depths contain some of the most profound secrets of ...

As Jacob does in our parashah ... that he was ready to face his brother Esau and to reconcile. Only then could they transcend the years of recrimination and hurt. I have often thought of ...

I was thrilled when our synagogue assigned bnei mitzvah Torah portions and our twins got “Toldot,” the coming-of-age story of the first biblical twins, Jacob and Esau. Then I re-read it.

A Midrash teaches, “It is known that Esau hates Jacob.” For many, this has been understood as a declaration of the immutable fate of the Jewish people: to be perpetually hated by the nations ...

[1] Our parashah describes the grand reunion between Esau and Jacob. After vowing to kill Jacob for tricking him of the blessings of his father, Jacob has needed to flee for twenty years to the ...

As usual, the Midrash provides a psychological backstory to episodes in the Torah – and the confrontation between Jacob and Esau is no exception. After wrestling with the guardian angel of Esau ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, In the spiritual narrative of humanity, the story of Jacob and Esau stands as a profound allegory for the internal struggle between higher ...