<p>Rashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke not blind anyone else? We can begin to understand this by way of three stories: R' Nochum Chernobyler didn't see a non-kosher food item, the Lubavitcher Rebbe didn't see Bob Dylan, and a teenage boy didn't see an inappropriate billboard.</p>



<p>Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 5, pp. 139-140.</p>

Rashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke not blind anyone else? We can begin to understand this by way of three stories: R' Nochum Chernobyler didn't see a non-kosher food item, the Lubavitcher Rebbe didn't see Bob Dylan, and a teenage boy didn't see an inappropriate billboard. Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 5, pp. 139-140.

Toldos: See No Evil

Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya. He currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst, NY.  His lectures and classes may be found on SoulWords.org.

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Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya. He currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst, NY. His lectures and classes may be found on SoulWords.org.

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