Toldos - 5th Portion

Join me in learning for the fifth day of paras told us Thursday paras chapter 2 chapter 26 verse 30 yesterday we learned about as aime came with his friends some friends and to make peace with while he was living So, so agreed to their proposal and prepared a beautiful feast and they ate and they drank. Verse 31. They got up early in the morning and they made a oath one to another man to his brother sent them on their way and they departed from him in peace. Verse 32. And it was that day after and the servants of came about the well that they have that they dug. They told them we finally found some water. Verse 33. And he named that well Shiva from the word like an oath. Therefore, the name of the city is the well of an oath and it is that name until this very day tells us doesn't come from the number seven but al but on the name of an oath that they made at that place verse 34 this is in the year now 2148 as of is now 40 years old is 40 years And he there then marries Judith the daughter of theite Bosmas and he also marries then Bosmas Basiti the daughter of Alon theite. You'll notice that he's 40 years old. Who else got married at 40 years old? Which was and Rashi explains as follows. Why did Asov decide to get married at 40 years old? As is like a pig who made as if he was kosher. He made as if he was a good guy. As it says that why does the pig take the vine? Because it's like that malik who acts like a pig and so too is the way of as this pig when he lies down he sticks out his hooves he sticks out his feet say look I am kosher because look I have split hooves but the problem is he doesn't chew his gods so too these were the generals of Asov and for generations his children. They would rob and thieve from everybody. They said, "Oh, we're the greatest people around." So to the 40 years was chasing after other women and take them away from their w from their husbands and hurt them. But when he was 40 years old said that means further first till he was 40 he would take women rape them steal them hurt them and everything else but once he became 40 says oh my father was 40 years old I'm also going to get married when I'm 40 years old verse 35 they were spiritually rebellious towards and for and caused them great anguish. the word comes from going against their will causing them anguish like the word that tells the Jewish people you were rebels and that all the actions of the wives of they were to anger and to the lack of satisfaction and to the anguish of that they would have pain from it because they served idolatry. The Torah now continues in verse 35. I'm sorry, chapter 27 verse 1. We come now after it tells us about that the that the wives of Asov served idolatry. It tell Torah tells us about getting up in age. This was 23 years after got married in the year 2171 where the Torah tells us about getting older in age and it was when was getting older has grown old and is dimmed his eyesight from seeing and he called his son the older son and he told him bene My son, he said, "Here I am." Rashi verse one. Why does it tell us right after about this the wives of Asov that they were rebellious and telling us about blindness because of the incense that the wives of Asov would bring to their idolatry? That they would bring smoke. They would bring incense to their idolatry. Therefore, because of that, he became blind. Another explanation of why he was blind when he was bound on the on the altar and his uh and his father wanted to slaughter him. At that moment the heavens opened and the angels saw what was going on and they were crying and their tears came down and fell on his eyes and because of that he was not able to see because of that when he got older his eyes dimmed and they were not able to see well another reason why he was not able to see that should be able to get the blessings and not Asov. And that would only happen if eyes were dimmed because as we read earlier, Yitzk loved Asov while Rifka loved Yakov. [snorts] We see over here something interesting. If God wanted that should give the blessings to Yakov, why didn't he just not tell Yit that Asov was a bad guy? Over here we see how the Torah did not want to even speak evil against Asov. say lash about as that God made it in a way that's eyes should dim so he shouldn't see the evil in as how we have to be careful as well not to speak evil of others verse two said behold I am getting old I do not know the day of my was worried that maybe the time of his passing has come already. Why says from here we learn a very important thing. If a person comes to the time of the years of the age of his parents he should be concerned that maybe this is time and that he will pass as well. How long does he have to be concerned about? five years before and five years after. Okay? Because we see over here at the time was 12 123 because we can see at the era that he was he was 60 when they were born, 40 when they got married and at this point he was 123 years or 63 years later after they were born. So therefore was concerned maybe I'm coming to the age of when my mother passed away which was 127 and she died when she was 27 and I'm now 123. So I am 5 years close to that age. Therefore it says I don't know if the genetics if it's going to be me then when am I going to die around this time as well. Am I going to die around the age of my mother or am I going to die around the age of my father? And therefore, he was already concerned about his passing at this time. Verse three, now please sharpen your weapons, your sword, and your bow. say then go out to the field and bring me and trap for me some game from the word of sharpening like it says in the trackate of we don't sharpen the knife on one can carry one and the other as it says sharpen your knife and slaughter properly proply he was telling him to sharpen his knife. So this way it should not have any blemishes and he should be able to give him a proper kosher slaughtered meat and it should not be considered an aa which is a dead piece of meat which was not slaughtered appropriately and trap some game for me. Where are you going to get it from? When you're going to trap it, you're going to take it from something which is belongs to no one, not something that you stole from someone. Verse four, and prepare for me some delicacies like a like I like to my liking. He'll bring it to me and I will eat it so I will be able to give you a blessing so that my soul can give you a blessing. My soul's blessing before I die. Verse five is listening what's going on while is talking to his son. Asov went into the field to go trap some game and bring it home to his father. Verse 5. Why did Rashi have to add the words to bring it home? Of course, if he's going to trap the game that his father asked him, then he's going to bring it because if he's not going to find something that doesn't belong to no one from Hefkar, what's he going to do? I guess it'll steal it. Verse six tells Jacob her son saying, "Behold, I heard your father to speaking." Who is who is he talking to? He was talking to your brother saying verse seven, "Bring me some game and prepare for me some delicacies and I will eat it and I will bless you before God in God's presence. before I die. What does it mean? Before Hashem, it's always before Hashem means in the permission with God that God will agree that I should give him a blessing. Verse eight, so now my son, listen to what I have to say. Listen and heed my words. So what I command you. Verse N. Go to the sheep. Go to the flock. the and bring for me from there two choice goats and I will make them into delicacies to your father like he likes like your father would like why does he say take from me so she explains they're mine so I'm not stealing them from your father because when he wrote a marriage for Rifka. He told her she had permission to take two goats every single day. Did need two goats? He was one person. He has to eat two goats. Rashi explains that they was one of the animals. One of the goats was for the pascal offering the and the second one she cooked to and she made it into delicacies. So it's explained in pure like to his liking meaning I'm going to make it because if he told him that he was going to trap usually when you trap it's deer. So Rifka tells Jacob, "You bring me these types of goats. I'm going to make the goat taste so good. It'll taste like deer that was going to get verse 10. You will bring them to your father and he's going to eat it that he should be able to bless you before he dies." Verse 11. So Jacob tells Rifk's mother the problem is but my brother is a hairy man while I'm smooth skinned and he will be able to notice the difference explains verse 11 full of hair. Verse 12. Perhaps my father will touch me and then he will regard me as an impostor and it's going to bring a curse and not a blessing. Verse 12 comes from the word touching a person who feels around in the e afternoon when it's dark. Verse 13. So his mother continues and tells him his mother said to him, "Let the curse be your curse be upon me, my son, but just heed my voice and go and bring them to me." Verse 14, "And he went and he got it and he brought them to his mother. and she made for him delicacies and his mother made the delicacies of like his father's liking. Verse 15 and took her older son as clean clothes, the clean ones, the nice ones that were with her in the home. And with those clothing she put them on her younger son Jacob. Verse 15. What does it mean? Rashi explains the clean ones. Like the says another explanation of what kind of clothes these were. Why does he call them those that are liking those that they were jealous of that actually got them from Nimro? Stole them from Nimro. Why does it say that it was with her in the home? As had so many wives. Why was it that he kept his clothing by his mother? Was his mother doing his laundry? Why was he keeping the clothes by his mother? He knew exactly who his wives were, that they were terrible people, that they were idolattors, and he knew that they weren't honest. And therefore, he was concerned that they might go and steal them. And therefore he kept them by his mother because he trusted his mother that she would protect them and keep them properly and the the and placed the kid the and she placed the kid goat skins on his arms and the smooth part of his neck. Verse 17. And she took thee, then handed the delicacies and the bread that she made in the hands of her son. And he came to his father and he said, "My father and he said he replied, here I am. Who are you my son?" Yakov and YaKob responded. Verse 19, Jacob answers his father's question. And he says as follows, I am your older son, your firstborn. I have done like you like you told me. Please arise. be seated from my game so that you are can bless me so that you can give me your soul's blessings. Verse 19, what was he saying here? Seemingly it sounds like that Jacob was lying. So Jacob was careful in the words how he articulated it. And he said first I am who am I? Who is it bringing it to you? And it so happens to be is your firstborn. What does it mean I did? I did a few things like you told like you spoken to me. If you look at the words that Jacob says, he says get up and then sit down. What does this mean? So therefore, sitting means that sit down by the table to have the food. And that's what the explains meaning sitting around the table. Verse 20. How was it? How did you find it so quickly, my son? And he has his son responded. Because God your God arranged it that it happened this way before me. Verse 21 said to Yakov, "Come a little closer. Come close so I can touch you my son. Are you truly my son or not? Verse 21 over here was concerned because the voice did not sound like the voice of Jacob is like the voice of and therefore he wanted to come him to see said to himself this is not usual for my son for my son as to say that God made it happen before me. So therefore Omar because he said that God made it happen said one second that doesn't sound like my son was with this pronounced Jacob approached his father and he touched him and he said the voice is the voice of Jacob. But however the hands are the hands of Rashi or verse 22 doesn't mean his actual voice but means that he's speaking respectfully in a nice way asking please used to speak in a very audacious way in a very disrespectful way like you're going to see later on when as COMES HE SAYS DAD get up he speaks to him like in commands instead of requests a nice Verse 23 was not able to recognize him because his hands were like the hands of Asov his brother very and he blessed verse 24 then he tells them again so are you really my son as he said I am verse 24 again and you'll Notice that a is very careful with his words. He doesn't say I am as he doesn't say I am as I am. I am whoever I am. Verse 25. Come close to me. Serve me. I can eat from the game of my son so I can give my soul's blessing. and he brought it to him and he ate and he brought it and he brought him wine and he drank. Verse 27 verse verse 26 told him his father said to him please come closer and kiss me my son. Verse 27. And he came close to him and he kissed him and he smelled the fragrance of his clothing and he blessed him and he said, "My son's fragrance is as the fragrance of the field that God blessed." What does it mean? The fragrance of the field that Hashem blessed that God put in it of great blessing. This is a field of apples that have a very good smell. Meaning that even though goats can don't usually have a good smell, but in this case it had a very good smell. And he said this is like from the an apple orchard or like according to some the garden of Eden that have a very good smell. And this was the commentary that the sages tell us. You see over here Jacob wanted that Griff wanted Jacob should get the blessings and Yitzk wanted that Asov should get the blessings. Many ask why would Yitik want as to get the blessings? Didn't he know what kind of person he was? And as the alb explains in that as came from to chaos a world of chaos while Yakov came from a world of order already achieved the coming of Moshiach or a greater blessing and tap into the resources that Asov was from. come from a place of chaos which is ultimately higher than Yakov as we see when Msiah will come that that will depend that even Asov will come to recognize the greatness of Hashem where chaos and order will come together maybe now this concludes the fifth Torah reading for Thursday paras