… To Reuben, such action was unacceptable. He would not stand by silently and watch his mother play second fiddle to her sister’s maid! … In describing what Reuben did, the Torah writes: …vayishkav es Bilhah pilegesh aviv…
… a painfully literal reading of the text gives us an additional insight. The actual translation implies that Reuben had committed adultery with his father’s wife!
…No, it wasn’t adultery. But, in a sense, it was close… It was repulsive. It was wrong…
Additional messages from previous years:
“Straight Pins and Paszkes” (2009)
“Way to Go, Joe! (Lieberman)” (2003)
“All or Nothing?” (2001)
“Name that Angel” (2000)
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