<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Yitzchok Levine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Larry.Levine@stevens.edu">Larry.Levine@stevens.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What was Rivkah's intention when she told Yaakov to pretend to be Esav and get the brachos from Yitzchok?<br>
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RSRH gives a brilliant insight into the entire incident. Please see <a href="http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/rivkah_brochos.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rsrh/rivkah_brochos.pdf</a><br>
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Yitzchok Levine <br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br>TWO tangents [or answering 2 questions with the same derech]<br><ol><li>Who gave Yaakov permission to "lie"</li><li>Who gave Eliezer permission to use Nichush to find a wife for Yitzchak?</li>
</ol>The common answeris the hora'as hsa'ah of a navi..<br><br>Re: Ya'alkov Rivka received a prophecy that was destiny. "vayomer hashem lah" This goes agaisnt Rashi's drush on the passuk and takes the statemtn as literal. Hashem Told Rivka the destinby and as a nevi'ah Rivka had permission to set aside halachah in a temporary case.<br>
<br>Re: Eliezer, Avarahm told Eliezer that a "mal'ach" would acompany him. Thus, his nichush was predicated upon the words of a navi. Thus the G'mara could BOTH say that this is absolute nichush IN GENERAL but that Eliezer did no wrong because he had dispensation from a navi.<br>
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