November 19, 1999 • Page Image 68
…Torah Portion Webs Of Deceit And Character Building the wedding, the midrash in Bereshit Rabba emphasizes the oral, voices speak- ing, hinting at deception, playing with words to reveal or veil the truth. Laban, not wishing to marry off his younger daughter before the older one, substi- tutes Leah for Rachel. Jacob is tricked, and only in the morning discovers the t is written in the Torah in Exodus substitution. Is this payback for substi- ...…

















































