Aliya Summary: The Torah informs us that we don't eat the sciatic
nerve of otherwise kosher animals because of the wrestling episode
mentioned in the previous section. Esav arrived. Jacob respectfully
approached his brother, who then ran towards him and embraced him, as
they both wept.
It is well known that the word for "and
he kissed him" is written in the Torah with dots above the word. This
is calling our attention to the word. Rashi tells us that there are two
Traditions about the meaning of the word. One opinion is that the kiss
was not sincere, that Esav still hates Yakov, and that he was only going
through the motions. The other opinion is that "at this moment", Esav
was overcome by sincere brotherly emotions and kissed Yakov with all his
heart. We often have mixed emotions about things, and should always try
to follow the appropriate emotion.
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