Torah & History Today
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one real Talmudic debate (named sages, both sides), and the historical context around it.
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Latest edition — November 8, 2026
Parashat Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28:9) — 'I am Esau your firstborn': Rashi's comma vs. Ibn Ezra's candor; the voice of Jacob and the hands of Esau
New week, new parsha: Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9, read this Shabbat (Nov 14). After a month of Abraham, the Torah gives Isaac his only parsha as protagonist — and he spends most of it being acted upon.
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Torah — what actually happens or is commanded in this
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