The story is told about two brothers. These brothers each had a plot of land on either side of a mountain. The younger brother had a large family, while the older ..
Written by Rabbi Yirmiyohu Abramov
The institution of marriage is under siege. In the Western world, divorce rates hover around an unparalleled fifty percent. Due to pressures of today and extraordinary ..
Written by Rabbi Yirmiyohu Abramov
The following D’var Torah is a little known sheva brachas vort that was said at one of the many vorts and engagement parties, at which R’ Mordechai Rosen ..
Written by Rabbi Rosen
The gemarra gives us a vital insight into the heights of spirituality that can be attained via a successful marriage. The gemarra (Sotah 17a) comments that ‘if ..
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The first 3 words of Bereshit are; \\\”Bereshit Bara Elokim\\\”. When written in Hebrew the last letter of each of these words; (Taf-Aleph-Mem) are the 3 root ..
Written by gvaldik
One of the things done under the chupah is the reading of the kesubah; the document which details the obligations of the groom to his wife. On face value, this seems ..
Written by d fine
If you look in the part of the sedra chayei sarah in which eliezer goes off to find a wife for yitzchak, you will notice that the name of HaShem is mentioned in conversation ..
Written by d fine
1) Smooth landing One idea behind the Sheva Brachos is that the chatan and kallah are given a smooth, gradual landing back down to normal life. The wedding was a hugely ..
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Written by Anonymous
The Vilna Gaon (and it is hinted at in Rashi bamidbar 22;21 ’im’) points out that there are two ways in Hebrew of saying ’with someone’ – either ’itto’ ..
Written by d fine