Matriarch Rachel cries over her wayward descendants that passed by her gravesite near Bethlehem on their way into exile in Babylonia. These descendants were going into exile because of their persistent sinful behavior such as placing an idol in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. As her descendants passed by her gravesite, her soul cried for them, and she prayed to G-d to have mercy on them. For the sake of these wayward descendants, her soul consented to be buried near Bethlehem instead of in the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, where all the other Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish people are buried. This episode describes the main events in Matriarch Rachel's life, and presents the prophet Jeremiah's comforting message to her. It concludes with the ways we can emulate Matriarch Rachel's devotion to her descendants.