Sheva Berachos

No sheva berachos is complete without the mention of the verse in Bereishis, I will make for him an eizer kinegdo. What is fascinating is the Read more

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The Gemara in Pesachim (49a) describes marriage as the combination of Invey Hagefen, twogrape vines. Why grapes? Also, the Gemara in Berachos (50b) states that the custom Read more

When Reb Eliyahu Dessler became the Mashgiach of Ponevitz yeshiva, some of the students felt that he was too sweet and not harsh enough on Read more

A cow and a chicken were once walking together, when suddenly they spotted a restaurant sign advertising a dinner special: steak and eggs. They both Read more

Someone once asked the Ponovitzer Rav about a certain bochur in his Yeshiva. He responded, “If they’re already engaged, he’s an Eloy (brilliant Talmudic scholar), Read more

The Torah used the word “Zos, this” for many aspects revolving around marriage. -When Adam met Chava, he said, “LZos Yikarey Isha”, This I will call, Read more

The Bnei Yisschar writes that the words עצם בשר, bone and flesh, have the same numerical value as שבת, Shabbos (702). This is to hint Read more

The word Samayach (שמח), happy, can be spelled out as: Shin, Mem, Ches (ש’ין מ’ם ח’ית). The inner letters equal 510. This spells Yashar (ישר). Read more

The Gematria of יצחק רבקה , Yitzchok and Rivkah is 515. This is the same as Tefillah (תפילה) 515. This is to hint that Hashem wants Read more

Chazal tell us that the Torah did not begin with the letter א as it connotes Arur, which means curse. Rather it began with Beraishis, Read more

“Any girl that has nice eyes, does not need to be looked into any further, marry her!” This Gemara (Taanis 24a) is hard to understand. Read more

The first Beracha of Sheva Berachos is, “Sha’hakol Barah LiChvod, everything is created for Hashem’s Honor”. The last Beracha is one mentioning the joys and Read more

The Gemara in Berachos (6b) says that one who makes happy the Chosson and Kallah merits the blessing of success in his Torah learning. This Read more

The word Emes (אמת Alef-Mem,Tuf) is Rashey Tayvos: א’שה מ’מון ת’ורה Eisha, Mamon, Torah (wife, money, Torah study). This is to hint that one’s true Read more

The את בש system reveals some amazing ideas. The At Bash of אשה (woman) is צבת (tzavas). This word has two meanings. 1- Companion. The way to view Read more

The word Chosson (חתן) is comprised of the same letters as Netech (נתח) which means piece, part. This is to signify that a Chosson is Read more

Many people think that Judaism purports the superiority of one gender over the other. This is absolutely false. We believe that each gender has their Read more

The word זג, pair, is the expression of marriage. In Hebrew, the two letters that follow these in the alphabet are חד, one. This is Read more

The Hebrew letters that spell the word תפלה, prayer, are followed in the alphabet by the letters מצוא, to find. This hints to the Gemara Read more

There are three comments that the great Tannah Rebbe Akiva makes throughout the Talmud regarding marriage. Let us present them all together and gain a Read more

The Gemara in Berachos (8a) states that they would ask the Chosson, is your wife a “Matza Isha Matza Tov, you found a wife and Read more

The Abarbanel (1437-1508, a great Jewish Portuguese philosopher, commentator and statesman) quotes an amazing Midrash about the creation of Chava, the first woman. Hashem specifically did Read more

Women and men operate in different ways. To shed some insight, one can contemplate the following. A women is generally more moved by her heart (Lev, Read more

A young Yeshiva-guy who had gotten recently engaged came to ask the Steipler (Rav Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, 1899- 1985) for advice on how to build Read more

The Gemara in Kiddushin (2b) connects and learns many laws of marriage from Avraham’s purchase of the Cave of Machpayla from Efron. Regarding marriage and regarding this purchase Read more

There are two verses juxtaposed in the beginning of Parshas Mishpatim which seem to have nothing to do with each other. First the verse states Read more

We bless the Chosson and Kallah that they should achieve, “אהבה, אחוה, שלום, ריעות, love, unity, peace and true friendship”. The acronym for these four blessings is “ראש, Read more

It is well know from the Sefer Kenesses HaGedolah and other sources that the three changes found the three Shmoneh Esrays of Shabbos davening relate Read more

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