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It is possible that one question answers the other. Although the word "na" can mean, "please," it also has other meanings. We are commanded (Shemot 12:9) not to eat the Korban Pesach in a state of "na." That means that one must roast the Pesach until it is ready and not eat it underdone. The Targum often translates na as "k’an," meaning, "now." Those two translations are related, as someone who eats food that is not yet fully cooked is eating it now, often because he lacks the patience to wait until it is complete. This is particularly noticeable if the food in question is lentils. They start out red, but by the end of the cooking process they have more of a yellow color. Eisav was saying that he was not willing to wait until the lentils were done, but wanted them now, when they were not properly cooked, and were therefore red.
There are times when we too use na to express the urgency of our request. The famous prayer that we say in Hallel, "Ana Hashem hoshi’ah na" (Tehillim 118:25) is indeed a request for salvation now. But it is tempered by a second use of na (actually "ana") to mean, "please." So too was Moshe’s request to heal his sister ("Kel na r’fah na la"- Bamidbar 12:13) both urgent but tempered by a second use of na. It was Eisav’s use of speech, with the demand for instant action standing alone and stressed over and over again, which was indicative of his personality. He wanted instant gratification and was not willing to invest in things where the reward would be received further down the road. It is telling that one of the things he sinned in was in denying the resurrection of the dead. A person like Eisav was not interested in a reward that is so far in the future. Yaakov knew better. Eisav’s coarse language and eating habits were indicative of a general shortsightedness.
As descendants of Yaakov and those who believe in the resurrection of the dead, we have the foresight to wait for the future. Hopefully that finds expression in the politeness of our speech as well.
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The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
