Why Yaakov, Not Leah, Was Held Accountable for Hiding Dinah from Esav

This shiur addresses a question raised in the previous session: Why did Leah receive tremendous praise from the Torah (תורה) for refusing to marry Esav—even her disfigurement from crying was considered a maalah—while Yaakov was held responsible and punished for hiding his daughter Dinah from Esav? Both seemed to be avoiding the same challenge of transforming Esav, which would have required tremendous mesirus nefesh (self-sacrifice). Rabbi Zweig presents a fundamental yesod to resolve this apparent contradiction. The key lies in understanding the halachic parameters of mesirus nefesh and the definition of brotherhood. The Torah establishes different levels of obligation based on familial relationships.