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Musar zu Bereschit 24:20

וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙ אֶל־הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת וַתָּ֥רָץ ע֛וֹד אֶֽל־הַבְּאֵ֖ר לִשְׁאֹ֑ב וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּֽיו׃

Eilends leerte sie den Krug in die Tränkrinne aus, lief noch einmal zum Brunnen, um zu schöpfen, und schöpfte für alle seine Kamele.

Mesilat Yesharim

By Rivka: "and she hastened and emptied her pitcher in the trough..." (Bereishis 24:20).
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Mesilat Yesharim

When a man comes to realize as truth the great value of the Mitzvot and the greatness of his obligation in them, his heart will certainly be awakened to the service of G-d and he will not be lax in it.
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Shenei Luchot HaBerit

ותמהר ותער כדה של השוקת ותרץ עוד אל הבאר לשאוב ותשאב לכל גמליו . Rebeccah displayed remarkably ethical conduct here. She showed respect for fellow human beings. First she let Eliezer drink. When some water was left over in the jug, she did not know what to do. She debated whether to give the left-over water to the camels. In doing this, however, she would place man and beast on the same level by letting both of them drink from the same vessel. If, on the other hand, she would pour out the left-over water, this would also be a lack of respect, since drinking water would be demoted to the status of dirty waste water. What did she do? She "ran" as if to give the camels to drink. While running, she pretended to fall, so that the water spilled from the jug. She then had an excuse to fill the jug anew from the well. In this way Eliezer was not slighted at all.
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