[Avodah] Fwd: Source for yotzeir on parasahas Zachor

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

> I was asked to ask the chevrah the following:
> : (Aside from Sefer Otzer HaTefilos' derash) what is the source for the
> : Yotzer of parashas Zachor to say that Esav sold his birthright for a
> : cup of wine alone (stanza starting "Zachor HaDichui") rather than the
> : standard explanation of lentils ?
>
> Tir'u baTov!
> -Micha
>

The plain text never mentions a quid pro quo of Bechora for lentils.  It
merely juxtaposes the 2.  This is like saying:
Let's sit down to eat an dtalk business.

The meal is not necesarily a quid pro quo for the business. Perhaps it is
merelya venue for negotiation, much like a lot of busines is done today on
golf courses.  Now wouldn't it  be silly to say if 2 CEO's made a merger at
a golf course that the golf-ball was the consideration for the merge?!

And so the plain text states that Esav gave away the Bechora for free.  His
gluttony was focused upon satisfying his appetite and the Bechora was
merfely discarded, not swapped.  Maybe the lentils or the golf ball would
form a kinyan ch'lippin but certainly not a true quid pro quo.

I have been promoting this view for years and finally my LOR said this at
Shalosh Sheudos in the name of the Sipporno. But as a ba'al q'ria, it is
jsut the plain read of the tex w/o any embelishment

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