Mark Call – Parsha “Toldot” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa

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Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at this week’s parsha, Toldot (Genesis/Bereshiet 25:19-28:9) which is the primary description in the Bible of the life of Yitzak/Isaac, and includes the stories of his twin sons, Esau and Yakov.

The Erev Shabbat reading:

The Sabbath Day midrash is focused on what was originally called a “struggle” in the womb between the two twin brothers. But the Hebrew word used (ratzatz), and Rivkah’s reaction, suggest it was FAR more intense than a mere struggle.

And it continues, in every way.

Because so does the reason that Esau is “hated” by YHVH.

Toldot: Poor Esau? Or the ‘Battle Has Never Ended?’