בבא בתרא קז

Two אבלים in Brisk were constantly arguing over who would get to be the שליח ציבור. One day, the exchange of words got so heated that the men actually came to blows. Seeing this, רבי יוסי בר observed: “The תורה tells us in פרשת תולדות that עשו said יקרבו ימי אבל אבי ואהרגה את יעקב. This presents the question why was עשו willing to be patient and wait until after his father died? What was restraining him? Apparently, even עשו didn’t want to appear as a cold blooded killer. He figured that when his father dies, arguments will erupt between him and his brother over who gets to be the בעל תפילה and in the heat of that battle he will be able to rise up and kill his brother.”Two אבלים in Brisk were constantly arguing over who would get to be the שליח ציבור. One day, the exchange of words got so heated that the men actually came to blows. Seeing this, רבי יוסי בר observed: “The תורה tells us in פרשת תולדות that עשו said יקרבו ימי אבל אבי ואהרגה את יעקב. This presents the question why was עשו willing to be patient and wait until after his father died? What was restraining him? Apparently, even עשו didn’t want to appear as a cold blooded killer. He figured that when his father dies, arguments will erupt between him and his brother over who gets to be the בעל תפילה and in the heat of that battle he will be able to rise up and kill his brother.”

06/10/2021