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The Torah Anytimes — Toldos 5786

Выпуск: The Torah Anytimes — Toldos 5786. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Parashat Toldot, 2 Kislev, 5786/November 22, 2025 TheTorahAnyTimes from TorahAnyTime.com Rabbi Michael Kaplan TheTorahAnyTimes is a publication of Heavenly Reversal T his week, the Torah gives But Chazal (Vayikra Rabbah 10:5) Compiled and Edited by Elan Perchik us a single word that can add a puzzling idea: “Tefilah accom- transform the way we un- plishes half.” What does that mean? If he was capable of perplexing episodes in the en- liant insight, one that transforms mistaking Yaakov for Eisav, then tire narrative of the Avos: Yitzchak our understanding of the entire ep- perhaps all these years he had mis- Avinu unwittingly conferring the isode. unmistakably like Yaakov, she cre- Yitzchak accepted fully, honest- Yaakov acted only because his ated a scenario in which Yitzchak ly, and without defensiveness that mother, Rivkah, the tzadekes and would realize that even he could the blessings rightfully belonged to prophetess, commanded him. truth emerged, the Torah says, line captures it perfectly: “Don’t Yaakov may have worn Eisav’s “Vayecherad Yitzchak charadah confuse me with the facts; I’ve al- garments, but he still spoke with gedolah ad me’od—Yitzchak trem- ready made up my mind.” We see the voice of Yaakov. And so, with a body life, so that we, the Jewish people, 1914 and raised in Brisk, he grew that seemed to defy its own limits, have the opportunity to perform the up next door to the Brisker Rav and he journeyed to Mexico City, Berlin, mitzvah of kibbud av va’em in a way learned under Rav Aharon Kotler France, Gibraltar and beyond, encour- that rivals Eisav’s greatness. As we enter Rabbi Yonoson Roodyn never understand it.” “I don’t know the language.” “It’s too hard.” Digging Determination T But the Torah says encourages his week’s Parsha tells us Why does the Torah narrate ev- us to keep digging. Yitzchak Avinu teaches the op- living water” (Bereishis 26:19) Yet Success, says the Chofetz Chaim, posite: If at first you don’t succeed, the Chofetz Chaim notes that be- whether spiritual or material, rare- dig again. was invited to speak at a gathering in 1940s, he emerg

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The Torah Anytimes

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21 ноября 2025 г.

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Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary