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Toldos: Blind to the Best

The Medrash tells us that Yitzchok was blinded by the tears the Malachim cried during the Akeidah. What exactly is that supposed to mean?

Rav Shach explains that although the Malachim serve Hashem far better than we do, they never struggle to do what is right like us. This is why the Malachim were so amazed by seeing Avraham and Yitzchok overcome the Akeida, the most difficult of tests – they couldn’t relate to that kind of struggle.

But Yitzchok was blinded by this very concept. He so valued the struggle to make the right choices that he wanted to give the Brachos to Esav, because Esav had a more difficult time doing what was right.

However, this was missing an important point: Yaakov would put the Brachos to far better use than Esav. True, Yaakov was the brother who doing the right thing came more naturally to; but even the best can always get better.

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