Parashat Chayei Sarah
Torah : Genesis 23:1-25:18; Haftarah : I Kings 1:1-31; Gospel : Matthew 2:1-23
Genesis 24:67 says that Isaac took Rebekah, she became his wife and he loved her. Notice the order. This seems backward to us. We would expect the opposite. In our culture, we believe that a person should marry whoever he or she falls in love with. Falling in love is a terrible criteria upon which to base a marriage. What should marriage be based upon?