What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

G-d deliberately made Isaac blind to ensure Jacob received the blessings Isaac intended for Esau. (Midrash Rabah 65:8.) A quick review of the story: Isaac knew his older son, Esau, was not as ...

After being deprived of the birthright blessing, Esau announced his intention to kill Jacob once Isaac passed away. Jacob was stuck. None of this was his idea. It was Jacob’s mother, Rebecca ...

Rebecca orchestrates an elaborate deception, instructing Jacob to disguise himself as Esau and trick his father Isaac into giving him the blessing. Isaac, who loves Esau, unwittingly blesses Jacob ...

I imagine Isaac saying this: “Of course I know that it will be Jacob and not Esau who will continue the covenant. But I have two quite different blessings in mind, one for each of our sons.