Friday, October 29, 2010
CHASSIDIC PEARLS BY RABBI LAZER BRODY PARSHAS CHAYEI SARA
(L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
The Torah tells us in the above passage that Eliezer gave Rivka (Rebecca) the jewelry before he verified her identity. How did he take such a risk? Later, when he spoke to Rivka's father and brother, he was forced to alter the story so that they wouldn't accuse him of arranging a match for his master's son with a girl "off the street" of unknown origin. How was Eliezer so sure that Rivka was the righteous intended bride for Yitzchak (Isaac)? With Hashem's loving guidance, the answer to our question lies in the following parable about the shepherd and the fish:
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