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The weekly Torah portion of Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10-32:3)

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Leah: Isn't it enough that you took away my husband?

I heard from my Rebbes that this was the greatness of Rachel. Not only did she give away the Simonim but she did it in a way that Leah never noticed and would not feel embarrassed. All part of the gre …
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Leah: Isn't it enough that you took away my husband?

Having just seen a Medrash that refutes my previous answer, I will suggest another. The Medrash relates that Rachel hid under the bed whilst Leah was together with Yaacov, and every time Yaacov asked …
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Yosef "stretched his height" to conceal Rachel?

It occurs to me that Esau would have wanted to know where Rachel was had he not seen her at all, since the rumor at the time was Yaacov was the intended of Rachel he knew she existed. Secondly, why di …
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