Parsha:

Chayei Sara 

Description

When the negotiations are complete and Rebecca is about to set off for a new life as the wife of Yitzchak, Lavan blesses her saying, "Our sister, may you come to be thousands of myriads, and may your offspring inherit the gate of its foes." This blessing has become part of the ritual blessing given to a bride before she enters her own wedding canopy. Of the many blessings available, why choose the blessing of the evil Lavan to bestow upon a new bride?