Yishmael vs Esau

 HH

People point out that as bad as the germans were, they don't compare to the musl.. The germans at least tried to hide what they did, not like the musls. who recorded their barbaric atrocities and broadcasted them to the world bragging about them, and the germans had a few that refused to join, and there were even a few heros who saved Jews at great personal risk. 

The reason i think is found in this week's parsha Va'yaitzay. Esau, who was already an established murderer, idolator, adulterer, and thief, would not kill Yaakov as long as Yitzchok is alive. He did however send Elifaz to kill him. Elifaz, someone who slept with his father's wife, and other peoples' wives as well, and married his daughter from one of these affairs. Elifaz is the father of Amalaik the arch evil of the world and history, but even still he could not bring himself to kill Yaakov, Rashi says, because he was brought up in the bosom of Yitzchok.

This is the power of Yitzchok. Awesome.

There are 207 letters in the holy Pettek, with the inclusive 208 = Yitzchok

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman

Nanach on the Torah Portion of Toldos - References to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

Toldoas – פרשת תולדות – The offspring (of Yitzchok)

25:26 וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו: And his hand was grasping the heal of Esau.

Yaakov does not allow Esau to finish his scheme

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Ninth of Av (Tisha Bi'uv) and Fast days 4:14

25:27 וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם ישֵׁב אֹהָלִים: And Yaakov was a wholesome <tum> man abiding in tents.

The essential holiness of man is in the house, “abiding in tents,” even still one needs to be entering and exiting, and for this one needs to be drawn close to true tzadikim

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Sefer Torah 4:22

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Yaakov's main study was in the holy faith

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Hefker (ownerless) and Possessions of a Convert 4:32

25:28 וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת עֵשָׂו כִּי צַיִד בְּפִיו: And Yitzchok loved Esau because he preyed deceptively (on Yitzchok) with his mouth (translated according to the Medrash brought in Rashi).

The stringencies of Esau were due to mishpat (judgment) which wasn't included into tzeduka (benevolence) which is defective

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:37

25:29 וַיָּזֶד יַעֲקֹב נָזִיד: And Yaakov cooked a broth.

Symbolic to the very conflict between Yaakov's consolation and happiness in his belief of resurrection and cycle of good which breed holy eating and earned him the blessings verses Esau's anxiety and entrenchment in the morbid

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:18

25:31 מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת בְּכֹרָתְךָ לִי: Sell, as it is day, your (rights of the) firstborn to me.

Why did Yaakov endeavor to extract the firstborn from Esau

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Genaiva (theft) 4:8

25:34 וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת הַבְּכֹרָה: And Esau got up, and he went, and he derided the firstborn (birthright).

Esau did not kiss the mezuza on the way out – he did not draw the holiness to the outside

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Sefer Torah 4:27

26:5 עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וגומר: Because Avrohom listened to my calling etc..

A burning passionate heart for the devotion of Hashem

Koachvay Ohr, Anshay Moharan (the Men of Our Leader Rabbi Nachman) 30-1

26:5 וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֹתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי: And he guarded my safeguards, my commandments (mitzvas), my statutes, and my guidance (Torahs).

Mitzva is an expression of “tzavta” - joining, because every mitzva brings the Divine light together with the vessels – the mind

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Washing Hands in the Morning 4:11

27:4-5 וַעֲשֵׂה לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וגומר בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת: And make for me delicacies the way I like etc. in order that my soul may bless you before I die.

Yitzchok thought that Esau was occupied in hunting and worldliness in order to support Yaakov – those whole study Torah

For this reason Yitzchok wanted to bless Esau with materialistic abundance, so that he can support those who study Torah

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Guarantor 3:21

27:9 לֶךְ נָא אֶל הַצֹּאן וְקַח לִי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים וגומר: Go now/please to the sheep, and take for me from there two choice kid goats etc..

Yaakov humbled the brazenness of the evil realm and merited to holy brazenness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Meat with Milk 4:9

27:20 מַה זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָי: What is this that you hastened to find my son? And he said, because Hashem your G-d availed before me.

Yitzchok knew that the blessings would ultimately be Yaakov's, however he thought that first they should go to Esau and he would give them to Yaakov

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:44

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Nanach on the Torah - Parshas VaYairuh - This weeks Torah Portion - References to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his students

Torah Portion of Va-yairu – פרשת וירא – And (Hashem) appeared (to Abraham)

18:1 וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו ה' בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם: And Hashem appeared to him (-Abraham) in Ailoanay (-plains of) Mamray and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.

Whoever has mercy on himself, even when the evil realm overwhelms him and seeks to cast him away, he will not relent and will continue to situate himself at the entrance of holiness until he is given to enter

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Eeshoos (matrimony) 4:19

18:5 וְאֶקְחָה פַת לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם: And I will take a loaf of bread and feast your hearts.

Father Abraham gave them to eat in order that the angels should see what a person contends with in this world, and thus they will not have an opening to litigate against him receiving the Torah

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Breaking Bread 5:49

18:19 כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת בָּנָיו וגומר לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט: Because I know him because he commands his sons etc. to do charity and justice.

This verse is adjacent to the matter of Sodom, because the power to nullify edicts with prayer is by virtue of charity and justice

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:29

19:27 וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר עָמַד שָׁם אֶת פְּנֵי השם: And Avrohom arose early in the morning to the place where he stood there (in devoted prayer before) the countenance of Hashem.

That which Abraham established the morning prayer of Shacharis was a reformation for the whole world, because even before him they were already praying

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Mincha (afternoon prayer) 7:82

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Abraham constituted the morning prayer of Shacharis, for the main glory of HY is from beseeching, even more than praising, because the beseeching publicize Hashem's Providence over creation changing nature according to what is requested from Him

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha (afternoon) 6

20:6 גַּם אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי בְתָם לְבָבְךָ עָשִׂיתָ זֹּאת וגומר: Also I know that with the innocence of your heart you did this etc..

The real truth is only when a person is free of all bodily desires, otherwise one's truth is to know that he is far from the truth

This is what HY told Avimelech

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interest 5:34

21:6 וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרָה צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹקים: And Sara said laughter G-d has made for me.

The laughter with the birth of Isaac was from the enormous joy in all the world from his holy birthplace

This is the aspect of the great rejoicing at a wedding

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Shabbos 6:23

22:1 וְהָאֱלֹקים נִסָּה אֶת אַבְרָהָם: And Gd tested Abraham.

What was the challenge of the test if HY told him straight out what to do? Only, it was his not harboring wrongful suspicions pertaining His Measures and he did His Will without understanding, this was the main challenge of the test

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:47

22:2 קַח נָא אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידְךָ וגומר: Take now (/please) your son, your only child etc..

The main construct of the Akaida (test of binding Isaac) is the yearning and longing for the Will of HY

By virtue of their withstanding the test it is ingrained in the nature of our souls to be willing to die for the sanctification of Hashem

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Craftsmen 4:10

24:4 וַיַּרְא אֶת הַמָּקוֹם מֵרָחֹק: And he (Abraham) saw the place from afar.

Even when one draws close to HY it is necessary to know that he is still distant

Abraham saw the future salvation, but only from afar

So it is always in every generation, in general and in particular

Through this one can hold up no matter what transpires to him

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Sending Away from a Nest 5

22:14 וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא ה' יִרְאֶה וגומר: And Abraham called the name of that place (in prayer that) Hashem <Yeereh> Will See (fit to choose it) etc..

Abraham saw the salvation, but only from afar so that he couldn't figure it out, he had just to believe and wait for it and not to act prematurely (doachaik <press, pressure> hashu'a <the hour – the time>)

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:47

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