tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post8243052261093385067..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: The evolution of a derash: from ulay vs. pen to ailay vs. ulayjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-11560214367541416612009-11-11T10:15:28.328-05:002009-11-11T10:15:28.328-05:00A related question: Why do you think Eliezer sudde...A related question: Why do you think Eliezer suddenly became "baruch" at some point between his departure from Avraham and his arrival in Ir Nachor? What caused this sudden shift, especially since it was on the heels of Avraham pointing out his "arur"ness?Chanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785116781179439474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-62828890846233176402009-11-10T15:58:13.647-05:002009-11-10T15:58:13.647-05:00An explanation I heard was that the keri ukhtiv m...An explanation I heard was that the keri ukhtiv meant that he intended to say Ulai, but what came out was Eilai, ie a Freudian slip, indicating his true/unconscious desire (or he thought this to himself). In his original conversation with Avraham he had sufficient control for it not to slip out, but it came out with his later recounting to Betuel and Lavan.MarkSymonsnoreply@blogger.com