Rebbi Yehuda vs. Antoninus: Yetzer Hara in the Womb or at Birth?

Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe’s take on a debate about whether the yetzer hara’s influence begins in the womb or at birth, and the ramifications for Esav while still in Rivka’s womb. 

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The weekly insights will present several principles and learning methods for learning a sicha b’iyun, showing the Rebbe’s precision in every detail of the sicha. Using a variety of examples, listeners will gain over time a derech halimud on how to be medayek and uncover new depth in a sicha.

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Rabbi Yehuda vs. Antoninus: Yetzer hara in the womb or at birth?

Analyzing a reference the Rebbe makes to the debate in tractate Sanhedrin between Rebbi Yehuda and Antoninus, if the yetzer hara’s influence on a person begins in the womb or only at birth, and the ramifications with regards to Esav while still in the womb of Rivka. 

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