<HTML>In his comments to Genesis 25:27, Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch suggests that "Our sages, who never objected to draw attention to the small and great mistakes in the history of our great forefathers, ... point out
that the striking contrast in the grandchildren of Abraham may have
been due, not so much to a difference in their temperaments as to
mistakes in the way they were brought up.... Had Isaac and Rebecca
studied Esav's nature and character early enough and asked themselves how
can even an Esav ... be won over to the service of God,... who can say
what a different aspect of the whole history of the ages might have been
presented."
(1) Where did our Sages suggest this (i.e., what is Rav Hirsch's source)?
(2) In what grade would you introduce this commentary in teaching Toldot?
Joel Wolowelsky</HTML>
