No Such Thing as Impossible
Our parsha, Toldos, opens with what seems like a strange repetition: “These are the generations of Yitzchak the son of Avraham — Avraham begot Yitzchak.” (Bereishis 25:19) If we already know Yitzchak is Avraham’s son, why does the Torah repeat it? The commentators, starting with Rashi, explain something fascinating: In their generation, cynical people mocked […]