[Avodah] Yaakov kissing Rachel

[Moshe Yehuda Gluck]

<I forgot who>
"When Yaakov first meets Rachel the first thing he does is kiss her and then
he cries. What is the significance of this kiss? How was Yaakov allowed to
do that?"  



This reminds me of something that I once said. We don't find anywhere that
Avrohom loved Sorah. We find that Yitzchok loved Rivkah at some point after
they got married. We find that Ya'akov loved Rochel at first sight.

The Chassidim do like Avrohom, the Yeshivish like Yitzchok, and the MO like
Ya'akov. This is to teach us that none of these Mehalchim are better than
the others, and each can be correct. 

(Yes, it's a generalization. I hope I haven't offended anyone - no offense
intended.) 

KT,
MYG