Toldot – Blessings of Tohu in the Blessed One of Tikkun
Isaac prepares to bless Esau, and Rebecca sends Jacob deceitfully. This week's column attempts to explain the ultimate question: Why didn't Rebecca simply speak with Isaac? And also, what is the connection between the blessings,…
Assessment
A weekly Torah column tackles a classic narrative puzzle: why Rebecca schemes rather than talks to Isaac. The writer connects the stolen blessings to the cosmic concepts of tohu and tikun, suggesting the deception accelerates redemption. The piece stakes a claim that the story's moral ambiguity is not a flaw but a deliberate mechanism for advancing history. Readers should watch whether the argument holds up without reducing Rebecca to a mere plot device.