[Avodah] Rivkah's Intention

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From: "Richard Wolpoe" _rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com_ 
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>>    1. Who gave Yaakov permission to "lie"
2. Who gave Eliezer  permission to use Nichush to find a wife for
Yitzchak?   

The common answer is the hora'as hsa'ah of a navi...   <<




>>>>
The common answer is correct, as RRW went on to  explain (how both Rivka's 
and Eliezer's actions were based on nevuah) but  it should also be added:
 
!. Yakov didn't technically lie -- even when deceiving his father for a  
halachically correct reason, he was careful not to technically utter a falsehood  
-- and so he said, "Anochi...(slight pause)...Esav bechorecha."  I am I,  and 
Esav is your firstborn.
 
2.  The sign Eliezer chose wasn't really nichush because it was a sign  that 
would reveal the midos of the girl and was directly relevant to his search.  
Had he said, "If a girl comes out wearing a blue dress, that will be the  
sign," the question would have greater force.  As it stands, it isn't that  much of 
a question.
 




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