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Shmuz #180

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Parshas Toldos

Hey, That’s Rude!

Yaakov put hides on his arms, donned his brother’s clothing, and went into his father’s tent, pretending to be Aysav. Within short order, Yitzchak became suspicious and said, “The voice is the voice of Yaakov, but the hands are the hands of Aysav.”

Rashi explains that it wasn’t Yaakov’s voice per se that tipped Yitzchak off; rather it was his choice of words. The person standing in front him was polite and courteous, while Aysav was curt and gruff. This couldn’t be Aysav; it had to be Yaakov.

This Rashi becomes difficult to understand when we put it into context.

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