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Why did Yaakov cry upon first meeting Rochel? The shiur develops a yesod that true marriage creates one unified body from two separate entities, which Yaakov saw through ruach hakodesh would be compromised by Rochel's future transgression. This explains why Rochel couldn't be buried with Yaakov in Me'aras HaMachpela and illuminates marriage as an eternal bond that transcends death itself.
This shiur presents a profound understanding of marriage through the lens of Yaakov's first encounter with Rochel. The central question addressed is why Yaakov cried immediately upon meeting Rochel, when Rashi (רש"י) explains he saw through ruach hakodesh that they would not be buried together. The Rav resolves an apparent contradiction between two Rashis: one stating Rochel wasn't buried in Me'aras HaMachpela because she was mezalzel (disparaged) her husband's bed when selling the dudaim, and another explaining she was buried on the road to Beit Lechem so she could pray for her children in exile. The resolution centers on understanding that true marriage creates one unified body from two separate entities. The Torah (תורה)'s language of 'im begapo yavo begapo yeitzei' regarding an eved ivri teaches that a single person's clothing ends at his own body, while a married person's clothing extends to include his spouse's body - they are literally one entity. This concept explains why we learn the laws of kiddushin from the purchase of Me'aras HaMachpela: just as Avrohom sought a place where he and Sarah could be buried together as one body, marriage creates this fundamental unity.
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