Be open and honest in your interactions with other people.

There is a a well-known tradition that Esau hates Jacob. Yet when they met after 22 years of not having seen each other they kissed and embraced. Were those emotions real or contrived?

To appreciate what might really have been taking place, read and consider some of the suggested explanations, read this enlightening analysis entitled “Esau and Jacob Embrace and Kiss: Sincere or Insincere?” from Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald’s Torah message for Vayishlach 5777-2016. Out of respect for the Shabbat, please consider printing it on Friday afternoon if you plan to read it on Shabbat.