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#614: What Kind of Kiss?

#614: What Kind of Kiss?

HaKetav v'HaKabbalah on Parashat Vayetze, Bereshit/Genesis 29:11

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A shepherdess and her flock

Bereshit/Genesis 29:11

וַיִּשַּׁק יַעֲקֹב לְרָחֵל וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־קֹלוֹ וַיֵּבְךְּ׃

Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and broke into tears.

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Jacob sees Rachel coming in from the field with her flock. He immediately kisses her and cries aloud. Although the simple meanin…

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