The Torah, with the plight of its central characters, provides an excellent illustration of the morally complicated decisions that our nation has made, and that we are all forced to make in our own lives. Often, like Rebekah, we forge ahead without much reflection, sure that we are right. Hopefully, like Rebekah, we have good intentions. Our goals are good ones. And yet, like Rebekah once again, we suffer consequences, for even the most justified end can not erase the path we take to get there.
Life is full of difficult choices.
Our patriarchs and matriarchs made decisions that were not beyond reproach, and so do we. I have often wondered whether Rebekah realized that her actions would cause harm, before she carried out her plan. We do not know. We can learn from her example, however. Let not the nobility of our cause blind us to the immoral acts we may commit in order to achieve it, but let not the difficulties in our way divert us from our goals when they are just.