parsha bit: Vayetzei

[cellio]

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev said that when Rachel learned of the deception Lavan planned, substituting Leah for her in the wedding ceremony, she went to Leah and taught her her mannerisms to try to prevent Yaakov from rejecting Leah. When Yaakov learned later that Rachel had done this, sacrificing her own happiness to show compassion for her sister, his love for Rachel increased even more.

(Aside: I don't know what, if anything, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak said about Yaakov's developing attitude toward Leah. And I still believe that this ruse harmed Leah at least as much as, if not more than, the other parties involved. I've written about that before.)

Comments

[nobble.livejournal.com]

Was it this incident that lead to the creation of the tradition for checking prior to the wedding ceremony whether the intended bride was actually under the veil by the bridegroom? Just wondering

[cellio]

Yup -- this is the citation given for that.