This week, we discuss the following topics:

• The questionable paternity of Yitzchak, son of Avraham, and the challenge of defying the haters

• The prayers of Yitzchak and the prayers of Rivka

• Is the Torah chauvinistic? and the Mandalorian on Disney+

• Why Yaakov and Esav were born as twins - free choice

• Soup vs. Birthright: What does it take for us to pass up growth opportunities? 

• Yitzchak digs wells and forges his own religious path

• Mazal tov Esav!  Mazal tov Esav!

• Why did Yitzchak become blind, and an unintended consequence of the open door policy of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk

• The cost of ignoring the elephant in our room