“Jacob sent and summoned Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flocks” (Genesis 31:4). “Jacob sent and summoned Rachel and Leah…” – Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel said: Regarding three matters, I prefer the peoples of the East:2There is a variant reading: The people of Media. They do not bite and eat, but rather, they cut and eat; they cut meat only on the table, they kiss only on the hand, and they take counsel only in an open area, similar to what is stated: “Jacob sent and summoned Rachel and Leah” – to an open place. The parable says: In a field in which there are mounds, do not say discreet matters.