Aliya Summary: Rivka ran to tell her family about the man at the
well, and her brother, Lavan, went out, greeted the servant, and invited
him to spend the night. The servant told Rivka's family the purpose of
his mission to the city, and recounted the heavenly sign that designated
Rivka as his master's son's wife. Rivka's family agreed that the match
was divinely ordained, and consented to the proposed match.
It's
interesting to note that in this Aliya the Torah recaps Eliezer
recapping the day's events to Lavan and Betuel. We were told of
Eliezer's plans before they happened, the events themselves were
written, and now we get a recap of a recap. Rashi mentions a teaching
from Rabbi Acha, who said: "The ordinary conversation of the servants of
the Patriarchs is more beloved before the Omnipresent than the Torah of
their sons, for the section dealing with Eliezer is repeated in the
Torah, whereas many fundamentals of the Torah were given only through
allusions." In fact, some of Eliezer's words are used in the "Hineni"
tefilla recited every Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur. There is so much for us
to learn from the respect and commitment that Eliezer handled himself
with.
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