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Rebecca: (a) (1677- approx. 1554 BCE) Second of the four Matriarchs, wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob
and Esau. Grew up in Padan Aram, amongst pagans, but remained a pristine “rose amongst thorns.” Orchestrated Jacob’s obtaining Isaac’s blessings. (b) A common Jewish name.
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The world can be a confusing place at times. Don’t be fooled by grand gestures designed to make a good impression.
In the parshah of Toldot, we read about Rebecca’s difficulty becoming pregnant; her pregnancy; the birth of her twins; her effort to make sure that her good son, Jacob, got Isaac’s blessings; her involvement in saving Jacob from the hands of Esau; and fin...
Was he right to deceive his father and to take from his brother the blessing Isaac sought to give him?
How to Study Torah - Toldot
The Torah records minute details about Rebecca’s first and only pregnancy. Did her twin sons, Jacob and Esau, have free choice to become who they wanted to be or were their personalities predestined from the womb?
Whatever for does Jacob need "the dew of heaven and the fat of the land," anyway?
Some of us thrive as a result of a challenging environment—our struggles refine our characters and make us even greater people. And sometimes, no matter what we do, we cannot seem to rise above the circumstances of our birth . . .
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