Parshat Chayei Sarah: A Lesson in Marriage - Rabbi David Kaplan

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[Music] All right. So, uh, let me just do let's, uh, I'm skipping. I just want to show you one last, uh, one last point. Okay. Sorry, we had gone into this whole shak over here, uh, uh, of of Yitzk and Rifka. Eleazar and Rifka. I want to show you two, uh, I show you two points here. Uh, Eleazar negotiates with them. So, he makes this uh, he makes his pitch and then it says uh, and three lines from the bottom on 116. page 116. It's obviously divinely orchestrated over here. We can't say anything bad or good. Here's her and go. She should be a wife. So, what's Alazar's reaction now that the deal is completed? They've given their approval. Now, this is one of the things I I I think that this is one of one of the funniest things that I've ever seen in to in the Torah itself, right? It's not meant to be funny, but I I find it very humorous. When he heard their words, he bows down takes out silver and gold and precious silver and gold and garments. He gives to Rifka. Now, you're the father and the brother. What are you expecting at this point? Ho ho ho. Out comes the gold, right? Gave them some fresh fruit from [Laughter] Israel. Means he gave them says where is where say he saysdos per shall guide them some fruit. You know here's gold silver there. I'm said hey and for the father-in-law and the brother-in-law here we go. and he pulled out some figs from Israel with a pomegranate. You know, you know, it wasn't quite what they were expecting. Okay. So, then there's a lastm minute

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2. 2:03[Laughter] Israel. Means he gave them says where is where say he saysdos per shall guide…
3. 4:05to many others who have managed to survive this. You get a phone call late Thursday…
4. 6:06Loving means white. It's like the bad guy in the movie dressed in white. And you…
5. 8:08uh all along he was there figured he's rich you know just poison him and keep…
6. 10:11with stones with rocks. And so guy got he stopped his car, he got out of…
7. 12:16mother. Now I want you to see Rashi over here. There are three very important points…
8. 14:21along, right? What do you think the Torah is telling you over here? It's not actually…
9. 16:22person, the reason you love a person is because of investing in that person. I'll prove…
10. 18:24Smith. And you write you you race him down to the hospital. Okay. The whole rest…

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