[Avodah] Fwd: Source for yotzeir on parasahas Zachor

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:12:57 -0500
"Richard Wolpoe" <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com> wrote:

...

> And so the plain text states that Esav gave away the Bechora for free.  His

No, it most certainly does not.  Ya'akov requested "michrah ka'yom es
be'chorascha li" and Esav obliged: "va'yimkor es be'choraso
le'Ya'akov".  Mechirah means sale, so there was obviously some
consideration, even if it was not the food.

> 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.

> RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com

Yitzhak
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