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Podcast: The Weekly Parsha - With Michoel Brooke
Episode: Parshas Toldos: The Voice of Yaakov and the Hands of Esav: Alshich, Mamdani, Kolyakov
Description: Two brothers step onto the world’s stage and show us two kinds of power. Esau strides forward with muscle and heat, living for the rush of now. Jacob moves quieter but surer, holding fast to covenant and truth. When Isaac mutters, “the voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” he leaves us a compass for every age: power that grabs close versus power that travels far. We follow that thread from the birthright and the blessing straight into daily life, where anxiety, headlines, and deadlines test our center.We explore how classic commentators reframe “t...