Parshas Toldos - 5783 - You Are Not Evil Just Because You Struggle With Evil

From Pardes of the Parsha: R Yossi Michalowicz by R Yossi Michalowicz.

• Published: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:22:29 -0500
• Duration: 1:13:10
• Books: Genesis
• Parsha: Toldot
• Audio: https://media.transistor.fm/f6eb1bc8/0c4c67e3.mp3
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Why does the Torah portray Eisav as a figure we can empathize with; while Chazal condemn him as a Rasha ? Did Eisav ever have a chance once he was genetically designed to be evil ? How did Eisav actually trap Yitzchak into loving him? Ba'al Hatanya's explanation of the two kinds of "tasty foods" which people can present to Hashem. Does your struggle define you or do you define your struggle ?