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Isaac perceived Esau's wildness as an indication of his potential to do great things.
Although the Torah does not
paint a positive picture of Esau, according to the Mei Hashiloach, Isaac really did love him
more than he did Jacob, for Isaac perceived Esau's wildness as an indication of his potential
to do great things.
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![]() We are instruments of righteousness in this world
A Jew's Hebrew name is an expression of the essence of his soul. The name "Jacob", in Hebrew, "Yaakov", is made up of the letter yud, the first letter of G-d's name, and "ekev", meaning "heel". Jacob's work is to draw the yud, G-dliness, even into the heel of Esau, the archetype of physicality.
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