Marriage and Dating
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Marriage Midrash
I am studying the Midrash Rabbah in a class at San Francisco State University. We are looking at Midrash Genesis Rabbah. (Gen. 2:18) I who like to know where it is taught: He who has no wife dwells without good,…
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“Beshert” and Fatalism
Beshert means ‘meant to be’ (destiny)…fatalism. I thought Jews are not fatalists. I feel I am steering my own ship in life… That’s one great question you ask (it’s even more impressive considering you asked it of your own volition…
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Soulmates – Does Everyone Have One?
I have fixed up four couples, all of whom ended up getting married. I am happy to be batting 4 for 4, in baseball parlance, but I am not so good at finding a mate for myself! So, this makes…
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Dating before marriage
How do Jewish people date? I heard that they have a kind of date without kissing or hugging what looks like a very cold relationship. Not that I support extra-marriage relationships.. Thank’s for now! Orthodox Jews traditionally do not ‘date’…
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Two Religions In One Family
Is it ok for me to marry a catholic men? He wants to marry me in front of an catholic church. First, thanks for asking this question. It must have been hard to realize that the question needed to be…
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Marital Disagreements
Why do spouses often disagree? The last two words of Gen.2:18 mean “assistant” and “opponent”. A good relationship has both aspects; working together requires interaction, and produces friction as a byproduct.
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BESHERT
Is a person’s mate really destined (beshert)? The Talmud (Moed Katan 18b; Sotah 2a) tells us that G-d personally chooses matches for people. A match that G-d has chosen is certainly “destined”, even if it does not actually come about…