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I’m having trouble understanding why Hashem rejected the cries of the Avos and Moshe Rabbeinu but accepted Racheils’ plea bizchus giving over the simanim.
Is that action more virtuous than Akeidas Yitzchak?
More than Yaakov’s tribulations?
Etc.
Or is it not the virtue of the action, but something about that particular action which mida kineged midah will merit the geula?The Medrash itself seems to answer that. It wasn’t of sacrifice alone, rather it was the act of the vatrunus that it included. Hashem said that Klal yisroel had worshipped idols to which Rochel said that when my husband was being taken away from me, I helped my sister not get embarrassed, therefore you Hashem should turn away when idol worship is being done. It is the same concept of turning away from what belongs to you alone being taken away and not protesting.
Welcome back square root of 2! How have you been?
What do you think. Sacrificing your future husband not to embarrass your sister. That trumps obedience and suffering. That’s sacrifice and absolute faith
Vatranus is a very powerful segulah.
In the medrash, her argument is that she, who was of meat and bones, was not jealous and tolerated her sister talking her place, therefore Hashem should tolerate the Jews even if they worshipped idols.
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