A panoramic view of Parshas Toldos with a focus on the following questions:
1. Was Eisav "born evil"? The Midrash describes his innate yearning for Avodah Zarah. Is that fair? What was Hashem's origin plan for Eisav?
2. Why does the Torah interrupt the story of Yaakov and Eisav to tell us about Yitzchak re-digging wells? Why should we care about this seemingly insignificant detail of Yitzchak's life? And why did the Chumash need to interrupt the Yaakov-Eisav story for it?
3. What did Yitzchak see in Eisav? How much did he know about the truth of Eisav's character?
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