What Happened in Migdal Eder?

A new understanding of what happened in Migdal Eder and its impact until today based on the teachings of my father, Rabbi Yaacov Haber.

After the untimely passing of Rachel, Yaacov erected a gravestone in Beis Lechem. He then journeyed a short distance and set up his tent in Migdel Eder. Its there that the Torah recounts Reuven's involvement with the sleeping arrangements of Bilhah. Following Rachel's death, Yaacov’s bed, which had been in Rachel’s tent where he resided, was moved into …