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EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 7 MIN

R. Avital Hochstein on Parashat Toldot: Rivalry or Relationship?

from Ta Shma · host Hadar Institute

Our parashah offers an opportunity to encounter a typical human phenomenon—plurality —and contemplate its implications.  Specifically it brings us to ask: how do Ya’akov, Esav, and their offspring live with each other, as “two” from the womb?

Our parashah offers an opportunity to encounter a typical human phenomenon—plurality —and contemplate its implications. Specifically it brings us to ask: how do Ya’akov, Esav, and their offspring live with each other, as “two” from the womb?

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