Chayei Sara - 4th Portion

Join me as we learn for today the fourth day the fourth Torah reading in paris chapter 24 verse 27 today's class is shala abraim ben gilka for a speedy recovery yesterday we spoke about where lezar was charged with a mission by a to go find a wife for a And as he takes all the items that his master gave him, the document, the camels, he comes to the well and he makes a promise to God and makes a deal that if he sees a woman who will be the one that will offer him and his family and his camels water, that would should be the correct woman that would be chosen as a wife for his master's son. Rifka is the one that comes out and he asks her who she is and she lets him know that she's related to Aram's family and he asks her a place to sleep and she says yes there is straw and there's food for the camels and for yourself and offers him a place to stay overnight. Today we begin with a with Elzar the servant of Ara thanking Hashem for finding the right match for his servant son. Verse 27 and he says, "Blessed is the God, master of my master of who did not withhold the kindness and truth from my master from my master. I am on the way that guided me to the house of the brother of my master." Verse 27, Rashi, he uses a terminology. What does it mean? Why is there a on it? Telling us this was the appropriate way the right way to bring him to the right place. In that way, in that path that I was meant to come over here and over here Rash is telling us a rule that whenever you have a Bid and who have a underneath it are usually discussing something which is obvious that either was mentioned already someplace else or it's so clear and obvious. and noticeable the what it's talking about and therefore it doesn't find a need for it to explain it. Verse 28 and the maiden ran to her mother's quarters and told her about about and told her mother about these events. Why did she run to her mother's home? What about the parents' home? Rashi explains it was usual for the women then to have their own separate home to do their work. Why did she come tell her mother? Usually a daughter confides in her mother. Verse 29k and had a brother and his name was when loven saw that she came back with all this jewelry he realized this must be a wealthy guy. So ran outside to the well verse 29 Rashi says why did he run and what did he run to? So Rashi explains was because that he saw the nose ring and the bracelet that Rifka was wearing and he realized that this love said himself this guy must be very wealthy of and therefore he put his eyes on that money that maybe he can get some more of it as the verse continues and he saw the ring the nose ring and the bracelets on the hands of his And when he heard the words of Rifka saying, "So said the man to me, and he came to the man, and he's standing by the camels at near the spring." The word sounds like on the camels. Rashi explains it means Shaman. He was standing by the camels to protect them. Like we found this already earlier in Pares Fiero when the angels came. It says he was standing on top of them. Doesn't mean on top of them, but by them to serve them and give them what they need. Verse 31 says to Elazar, "Boy, come to our homem, God bless you. Why stand outside? And I clean the homemal and there's place for the camels. Why did he have to clean the home for this guest? Rashi tells us he cleaned it from idolatry. Verse 32. And the man came to the home which is alazar came to the home and he unmuzzled the camels and he gave straw and fodder to the camels. and water to wash his feet. And to wash the feet of the men that came with him. What does it mean that he opened the word comes from the root word? He took off their muzzles because usually he would muzzle their mouths that they should not go pasturing in other people's fields. Verse 33. And the food was served before him. However, Elazar said, "I will not eat until I have spoken my words, my peace." And they told him, "Speak. Go ahead." Rashi verse 33. In this case, over here is not a doubt. Should I or shouldn't I? Means that I will speak. Not if you're gonna let me or not. I'm gonna have to say what I have to say and only then will we eat something. As we know and that will come as we mentioned previously that it's mentioned in the Talma that the word key can be translated in four different ways is if which is in Hebrew verse 34 and he said as follows first and foremost you should know I am a servant of a And God greatly blessed my master and he prospered and he gave him flock cattle silver and gold and maid and male servants and maid servants and camels and donkeys. Verse 36. The wife of my master gave birth, a son to my master when she was already old. And to this child who she gave birth to, my master gave him everything. Rashi verse 36. How did he prove to them that he gave them everything? If you recall, we spoke a few days ago that when Alzar left, Aram wrote a document handing over everything that he owned as a gift to his son. This document Alzar showed the family, the document of the gift that he had with him, he showed them. Verse 37. And my master made me make an oath saying, "Do not take a woman for my son from the daughters of the say that I am living amongst them in whose land I live." Rashi verse 37. What the Rashi is explaining to us what Alzar is approaching and telling the family and saying as follows. That means if you will not if you will not try and go first to my par to my family home my father's home and she will not then want to go after you meaning first you have to go to my par to my family home to my father's home if she then or then we're going to talk about what happens later if she refuses to go verse 39 the I told my master maybe the woman won't want to come after me. Maybe she won't want to come back with me. What would we do then? If you notice the word in this case is missing a V. And Rashi explains why. When you don't have the VV in, you can also read it to me. Alzar had a daughter. He was looking a reason that a should say that Alzar should be able to marry his daughter but refused to and told him my son is blessed but you are cursed because my son comes from shame that is blessed by Noah your son comes from which was cursed by Noah and a one who's cursed cannot marry one who is blessed The Torah then continues to verse 40. So he said to me, the god before I've walked will send your will send his angel with you and make your way successful and you will take for a wife for my son from my family and from the home of my father. Verse 41. Only thus will you be free from that oath when you'll come to my family. But if they will not give you somebody that they that my son can marry and only then will you be released from my oath. Verse 42. And I came today to the spring. God the master of of if you will crown this mission then I am undertaking this oath that I'm going to take upon myself verse 42 and he says I came today why does he stress that he came today I left and today I came what we learn from here is that land that the way for him became much shorter. Rashi continues, you'll notice that Eleazar repeats and the Torah repeats the entire story of a Elzar making the promise of making the condition with God and then how he repeats it again to the family of Rifka said, "God enjoys the talk, the simple talk of the servants of our forefathers even more so than the actual Torah. that he gives his own children. Because if you look closely over here, the Torah reading about Alzar, the discussion of Alazar and the story of Alazar is mentioned twice in the Torah and many laws of the Torah and many many important laws of the Torah were only given in code. So we see clearly that God enjoys this talk. The Reb explains why was it so necessary to have the that Alzar's way should be shortened to bring to come to get Rifka. What would be if it be another day a day later from here we learn the importance because Rifka was considered like a rose amongst the thorns. Every moment that she was there was another moment too long that she was amongst the evil people of Bulava. And for that reason, God made a miracle that it to release Rifka from the hardships and from the evil people of Bul and so too when we are amongst the thorns and of exile, God will release us sooner that we should be able to have the shortness of the way with the coming of Moshiach. As we see also that he he repeats the story of Alzar which is seemingly a simple talk because as this is the objective of the Torah to take something which is simple materialistic talk and transform it into words of Torah. Verse 43 and Alazar continues the story. And behold, I was standing at the spring of the water and the maiden that was coming out to draw water and I told her, "Please give me some water from your pitcher for verse 44. And she said to me, "You can drink, and I will also draw water for your camels." He now I know this is the woman that God has shown me and proven to me that she will be the one for the son of my master that she would be the one destined to marry the son of my master. Verse 44. The word gam comes to include also other people. If he said also you. Why also you to also give those men that came along with them. Not only the camels but also the people that were leading the camels proven like the words. He clarified and he made known. Anytime you find the word which means to prove in the means to clarify something and you should make it known. Verse 45. I had not yet even finished speaking. Alibi to myself comes out and her picture is on her shoulder and she lowered her her picture. She went down to the well and she drew the water and I told her please give me to drink. over here we see as he said he made the promise to himself and he watches it unfold in front of his eyes. So Rashi says as follows even before talking in the present even before I finished saying my words. So too in all times when it says a present tense there are times that the verse will use will use a past tense before I even finish. Sometimes he'll use a future tense for example like says so does you also have the word har which means future tense even though the same which sometimes is past tense sometimes is future tense but it always means present tense though it can be translated in different ways. Like if continues says and says the explanation is did his children do the sin as they did this so and so as brought in the book of there verse 46 and she immediately lowered and she immediately lowered her picture may Allah from her and she said drink the I will also give your camels to drink the and I drank the gamagalisha and she also gave the camels to drink. Verse 47. So I asked her and she and I said, "Who are you the daughter of?" And she responded, "I am the daughter of the son of that was gi." And I put then the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her hand. Verse 47, Rashi says, "If you notice a change in the actual events that Alzar reports it and how they actually happened." If you remember in the actual events, Alzar immediately put it on her hand and only afterwards asked her, "Who's your family?" Over here we see that Alzar mentions it the opposite way. She know he changed it. the order first he gave the gifts and only afterwards did he ask hello what's the reason why he changed it they shouldn't be careful in the words that he says and they shouldn't try to make a gotcha question here and say one second hey how did you give it to her if you don't even know who she is also you look in the wordim it's missing a yud usually when the wordim would have a yud. The balator says something fascinating. Yud is symbolic of his 10 fingers that he says I placed it on her and I was still careful in the laws of that I should not touch her. The Torah continues with verse 48 and I kneled and I bowed to God and I blessed the God the master of that led me to the true path to take the daughter of his brother as a as a husband for my son's master for the master of my for the son of my master. The Torah now continues with verse 49. Now, now that I know that I got the right woman, now it's up to you. If you will act in kindness and doing kindness and truth to my master, tell me. And if you're not going to tell me and you're not going to say, then I'll have to look someplace else. I'll go to the right or I'll go to the left. What was he referring to? That'll go to the right and to the left. Rashi explains if you're not going to give your daughter to marry then I'll go to who are living to the right of in the desert or I'll go to the left of the daughters of light who are sitting to the left who are living to the left of what does it mean to the left of a in the Jordan in the plains of Jordan. Verse 50 responded when they said this all clearly has come from God as you told us in your story we cannot say anything to you either bad or good either of them will be disrespectful who was older was the father but the Torah tells us that love answered telling us how bad was he was evil and he jumped to answer before his father. We cannot agree or disagree with you to refuse this not by answering something which is negative because that will be disrespectful and not even to respond and refuse to something which is so good. This is something which is so noticeable and clear because this is clearly destined from God especially according to your story that God made that she should come at the perfect time. This is definitely destined from God that she should be the one to marry and therefore we cannot respond or refuse anything against what you have clearly experienced. Therefore, behold is Rifka before in front of you. Take her and go. And she can be as a wife to the son of your master as God has spoken. Verse 52. When the ev when the servant of Abra heard their words and he bowed down on the ground to God tells us verse 52 we learn from here a very important lesson that when we hear good news from here we learn that even though the event itself still did not happen still in all just on the good news itself it's worthy and it is appropriate to thank God for This concludes the Torah reading for the fourth day for Wednesday.