(Genesis 27: 3-4) (Interestingly enough, it was when Esau thought he was near death (dying of hunger) that he sold his birthright to Jacob). G-d was a partner in the plot to fool Isaac ...

When Jacob fools his father Isaac into giving him the blessing intended for Esau, the Rabbis explain that Jacob is a much better choice for religious leadership and that the ruse saves blind Isaac ...

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Isaac hung out with his wicked son Esau; that is strictness? Jacob tricked his brother to take his first-born right, misled his father to take the blessing, and fooled his boss and father-in-law ...

Why Isaac, not Ishmael? Why Jacob, not Esau? These are among the most searing questions in the whole of Judaism. It is impossible to read Genesis 21, with its description of how Hagar and her son ...

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important ...