And he gave him Rachel his daughter to him for a wife (Gen. 28:28)
How did Jacob marry both Rachel and Leah, when the Torah prohibits a man from being married to two sisters at the same time?
The lineage of the children of a non-Jew (Laban) is determined by their mother; Rachel and Leah were the daughters of two different women. Accordingly, Rachel and Leah did not have the legal status of sisters. (Bechor Shor)
He took the stones from the place and put them around his head. (Gen. 28:11)
Yaakov protected his head but not the rest of his body. He had spent all of his years studying Torah, and now he would have to give up some of his studying time to engage in worldly matters. He knew that he would encounter negative influences and forces that could be hostile to a Jew. Therefore, he protected his "head" to prevent anything from interfering with his Judaism. (the Rebbe)
And he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head (Gen. 28:11)
Why didn't Jacob choose something softer to use as a pillow?
Jacob said: "A stone of Eretz Yisrael is more precious than all the pillows and cushions I will ever use in the Diaspora." (Otzar Chaim)
Lo, the day is yet long; it is not the time to gather the cattle (Gen. 29:7)
"The day is yet long" - the great and powerful Day of the L-rd is approaching. "It is not the time to gather the cattle" - there's no time to waste accumulating possessions in this temporal world, as every moment is precious. (Maya’anot HaNetzach)
From our Sages and Moshiach Now! reprinted from LchaimWeekly.org - LYO / NYC
