Familiarity Breeds Contempt
“But when food was set before him, he said, ‘I will not eat until I have told my tale.’ He said, ‘Speak, then.’” (Bereishis 24:33) Was there a particular reason that Eliezer had to speak before eating? The gemora (Sanhedrin 52b) tells us, “How does an am haaretz perceive a talmid chacham? Initially the talmid [...]