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The Mystery of Beauty

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The Mystery of Beauty

If, as King Solomon says, ‘charm is falseness and beauty is vain’, then why does the Torah go to such great length to describe the beauty of the matriarchs. What is beauty? And why do we find it attractive?
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Ms. Samarah Woodard March 6, 2011

What you said brings to mind something that i read in the women's siddur, about Rachel that reminded me of my grandmother Gertrude Haye Woodard:
THERE IS NO GREATER BEAUTY THAN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING PERFECTLY SUITED TO HER/HIS, ORDAINED ROLE!


Thanks for sharing :) Reply

sharone goodman chicago, IL March 2, 2011

excellent, thanks so much, please shed more light on the subject of woman's beauty, so needed Reply

shainy Blotner brklyn, ny May 18, 2009

Thank you very much for sharing thoughts on beauty and family.
It has opened me up to a new level of relationships. Reply

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