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Parshas Vayeitzei: Started From the Bottom, Now We're Here
Angels on a ladder, a promise of land, and a family saga filled with tension set the stage—but the heart of this episode is a piercing question: why do the sages single out Rivka as a “rose among thorns,” while Rachel and Leah, no less righteous, don’t receive the same praise? We follow the thread from Yaakov’s dream through Lavan’s deceit to the naming of the twelve tribes, and then zoom in on character, context, and the hidden mechanics of influence.
We explore Rivka’s acts of radical kindness at the well and the return of light to Sarah’s tent, reading classic sources that frame her as…
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