NAALEH.COM and YIU TORAH Power Of Prayer By: Mrs. Shira Smiles

When the Torah first introduces us to Rachel and Leah, it describes them as “Leah’s eyes are tender while Rachel was beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.” Is the Torah telling us that that Rachel was more beautiful than Leah, or are there hidden messages within the Torah’s focus specifically on Leah’s eyes? Rashi cites the Medrash that will be the focus of our discussion. He writes that Leah’s eyes were weak, soft from praying and crying over her fate. Click here Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein.