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**Breishit / Genesis 25:34:**”And Eisav (Esau) despised the firstborn’s birthright.” Rashi’s commentary: The verse testifies to his wickedness, for he despised the service of the Omnipresent. Most of the severe punishments of *Karet* (spiritual excision) are connected to … Continued
Midrash Tanchuma (Parshat Truma, #3) “And Eisav I have hated” (Malachi 1:3) , There was an incident with Turnusrufus who asked Rabbi Akiva, “why does the Holy One Blessed be He, hate us, for he wrote, ‘And Eisav I have … Continued
B”H To Build New Settlements in the Territories Liberated by Israel After the 6 Day War The Opinion of the Gaon – according to Kol Hator Question: Perhaps one should not build settlements right now because of the mitzvah to … Continued
AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM (AVRAHAM) THAT G-D BLESSED ISAAC (YITZCHAK)… [GENESIS/BREISHIT 25:11] Rashi comments: — He comforted him with the words of the formula of consolation which we offer to mourners (Sotah 14a). Another … Continued
Trump’s Support for Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights and the Blessing of Eisav (Esau) Rashi’s commentary to Bereishit (the people who made the space craft spell it Beresheet) – Genesis – Chapter 27:28 explains that the blessing given to the … Continued