The Non-Identical Twins: Letters and Numbers of Torah - Toldot
This portion begins with the verse, “These (Jacob and Esau) are the offspring of Yitzchak" but the Hebrew word for offspring (toldot) is missing a letter vav. Also, when it says that Rebecca is pregnant with twins, the Hebrew word for twins (te'omim) is missing a letter aleph.
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Menashe and Alizah Hochstead
Efrat, Israel
November 24, 2011
Toldot SO amazing having your shiur on line and letting you come into our home Reply
Non-Identical Twins Beautiful and complex intervweaving of ideas with a surprising ending...Thank you.