Category : The Mystery of Marriage

According to Jewish mysticism, the souls of a husband and wife originate in the same, undifferentiated spiritual essence. The purpose of Jewish marriage is to...

The surest way to gauge one's success in the process of self-refinement is to observe his spouse's behavior toward him. Both consciously and unconsciously, she...

Before G-d created Eve for Adam, He said (Genesis 2:19): I will make for him a helpmate opposite him Rashi explains: "If he merits, she is...

One should not expect to be struck with an intense feeling of predestination when he first meets his predestined spouse. As a rule, the couple's...

The fact that a good marriage is dependent on the abandonment of egocentricity is alluded to in the passage immediately preceding the description of the...

Our previous discussion focused on the two verses about women written by King Solomon, the wisest of men. In the book of Proverbs (18:22) he...

The tzadik (the righteous one, the ideal spiritual level of every Jewish soul), in his unconditional devotion to serve and become one with G-d here and now, possesses...

The Talmud relates (Yevamot 63b) that it was customary in ancient Israel to ask a newly wed groom "Have you found or do you find?"...

The Basis of Humility The key to improving one's character, and in particular to reducing one's tendency to get angry and irritated, is the recognition...

The more impetuous a relationship's beginning, the more difficult it may be to stabilize it later. This is graphically illustrated by the five primary examples...