Twins Jacob and Esau started fighting when they were still in their mother’s womb. As Esau was the oldest child, he should have become the leader of Isaac’s “tribe.” But with the help of ...

Jacob’s children all followed their father’s lead, unlike his father and grandfather. Abraham had Ishmael, Isaac had Esau, and Jacob had thirteen children who emulated him. We don’t raise ...

In his second term, Donald Trump should ditch his predecessor’s over-committed approach to Saudi-Israeli normalization.

Jacob was the child who wanted to be Esau. Why? Because Esau was the elder. Because Esau was strong, physically mature, and a hunter. Above all, Esau was his father’s favorite: “Isaac ...

Echoes of that story resonate in this Torah portion as Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob engage in a painful choreography that ends in tragedy. There are two sons and, at least in the beginning ...