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(3) joe, October 12, 2010 9:40 PM
What??!
How can you say that Avrohom didn't care about physical beauty when pasukim do? See Rochel, Yosef, Sarah, and more. Kohein Gadol needs to be good-looking. Whatever the answer to your question, it cannot be that physical beauty is not important.
(2) David Shapiro, October 29, 2009 12:34 AM
Great Encapsulation
Thank you, Rabb Shafier, for this commentary and overview. I believe that I love my wife for both her physical beauty and that of her inner essence, as well.
(1) Lioba Multer, October 25, 2009 10:21 PM
really helpful commentaries!