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Yitzchak asked Eisav to prepare a sumptuous meal in order to receive the
berachot. Did Yitzchak, who was holy and far removed from materialistic
pleasures, want to savor such delicacies? Yitzchak also requested Eisav to
sharpen his blades and ritually slaughter the animals he would catch. If
Yitzchak really was concerned that Eisav would prepare something
non-kosher, why did he ask for food?
Yitzchak wanted Eisav to have a merit to receive the berachot, and so he
provided Eisav with the opportunity to perform a mitzvah and use the
