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Oedipus, schmoedipus! When the Torah tells us that when Isaac married Rebecca and brought her home, "behold, it was Sarah, his mother" -- it means something else entirely

Is it true that traditionally, Jewish marriages were arranged marriages? I've also heard that it's still practiced amongst the more religious Jews...

How is it that the Torah's depiction of love is so different than our common notion of it? Perhaps the answer is that love true doesn't come from where we think it does

Be spiritual. Listen to Sarah. Listen to your body. Use it. Use your animalistic drives and earthly achievements for G-dly missions. That’s exactly what G-d wants from you.

From my understanding Abraham was not present at the time of his wife Sarah’s death. Where did Abraham come from, and why wasn’t he with Sarah in her final moments?

I recall learning about the story of Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, being sent to find a wife for his master’s son, Isaac. Recently, I was challenged by a friend to find how many times Eliezer’s name is mentioned in the Torah portion describing this story. To my surprise, his name is not mentioned even once! Why is that?

Rebecca is considered to be the proverbial "rose among thorns."