December 3, 1955<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How could Jacob love Rachel more than Leah because she was beautiful? We know the words of our sages, \u201cWho marries a woman for beauty?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Answer: The Torah teaches us the ways of the Creator. There are two discernments in the work: 1) Hochma<\/em>, 2), Hassadim<\/em>. Hochma<\/em> means, seeing and knowing, and it is called the \u201crevealed world.\u201d And there is a concealed world called \u201cLeah.\u201d This is the meaning of, \u201cLeah\u2019s eyes were soft,\u201d which is Hassadim<\/em> and faith above reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is also the meaning of matter of Jacob and Laban. Jacob is called, \u201cserving the Creator,\u201d and Laban is called the \u201cCreator,\u201d who is the Emanator (the Holy ARI, in Tree of Life<\/em>, Gate Akudim<\/em> (tied) interprets that Laban is called the \u201cupper whiteness,\u201d namely the Emanator). He has two daughters, meaning two degrees: Leah, called the \u201cconcealed world,\u201d and Rachel, called the \u201crevealed world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of creation is to do good to His creations. It is on the revealed world. And the concealed world, which is called Leah, is called the \u201clight of Dvekut<\/em> (adhesion).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd Jacob loved Rachel,\u201d meaning, he wanted to extend the light of the purpose of creation. But Laban said that first he must receive Leah, which is the light of Dvekut<\/em>, called \u201clight of Hassadim<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the Lord so saw that Leah was hated,\u201d meaning that Jacob was not pleased with Leah, so the Creator gave him multiplication specifically from Leah. That is, he showed him that specifically through light of Dvekut<\/em> we are awarded with multiplication in Torah and work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But at the same time, we need the correction of Rachel, meaning to extend the light of the purpose of creation, regarded as Hochma<\/em>. For that, Rachel told him, \u201cGive me sons, and if not, I will die.\u201d This means that Jacob had to prepare all the required corrections for Rachel, so he would have multiplication at the degree of the revealed world, as well. This is so because if he does not have offspring, he will have no vitality in this work, and he will have to leave that degree. This is regarded as, \u201cAnd if not, I will die,\u201d meaning that he had to extend Hassadim<\/em> into Hochma<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the meaning of, \u201cAnd God remembered Rachel.\u201d Our sages said, \u201cthe\u201d (a word added only in Hebrew), meaning thanks to Leah, meaning by extending Hassadim<\/em> into Hochma<\/em>. That is, we can extend the revealed world on the basis of Hassadim<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May the Lord help us walk in the ways of the Lord with faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" December 3, 1955 How could Jacob love Rachel more than Leah because she was beautiful? 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