[Avodah] Yaakov kissing Rachel

[Zev Sero]

David Eisen wrote:

> BTW - according to Bereshit Raba, Yaaqov's kiss was indeed of an
> intimate nature, and it explains that Yaaqov cried after he noticed that
> the locals started to gossip among each other that this strange man from
> the west brought with him his licentious practices as these people from
> the east (the residents of Haran) have refrained from such wanton
> behaviour (gidru atzman min haerva) ever since Dor Hamabul!

This is inconsistent with Rashi's pshat on "betulah ve'ish lo yeda'ah".


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