Did Rochel really care about trinkets?
For many years, Rochel knew that she was to marry Yaakov and be a matriarch of the Jewish people. You have to assume that when she finally met her bashert, she was overcome with joy. Here was the man that she had waited for! Here in front of her was this great Tzaddik, the man of her dreams, offering to marry her so she could take her place in destiny. Her very lifes ambitions and desires were now coming to fulfillment. Could you envision any greater joy? At that moment, it is hard to imagine that she was concerned about glitter and trinkets. It is difficult to imagine that the lack of a little yellow, soft metal in the shape of a circle would bother her. Yet Yaakov cried because he didnt have a diamond ring to give her. The question is why? All that Rochel really wanted was being delivered to her. If so, why did Yaakov cry? It seems that the answer is that the lack of gifts may not have bothered Rochel much, but the bottom line was that it wasnt respectful to her. When you come to you
