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6 - Vayeitzei - Rachel Versus Leah- Fourth Aliyah
by Hauer, Rabbi Moshe
In the fourth
aliyah
of
Parshas Vayeitzei
, Rachel and Leah have the exchange with the
dudaim
, the flowers that Reuven brought to Leah. With this exchange, they clarified their most important goals and desires: Rachel's desire to have a child with Yaakov, and Leah's desire to be closer to her husband. When Lavan arranged that Yaakov would marry both Leah and Rachel, he introduced tension and division into the Jewish people. Our strength comes through our unity and togetherness, and Lavan sought to undermine this core.
