<p><strong>After providing Leah’s reason for the name of her third son, Levi, the Torah says (Bereishis 29:34) says, “Therefore, </strong><em><strong>he </strong></em><strong>called him Levi.” Rashi says that the passuk used the masculine because the one who named Levi was the malach, Gavriel. This episode analyzes this strange claim and provides an important framework for understanding other events of this parsha. </strong></p>
