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  Chaim Schnitzer -1 year ago

  I got married twice now I am still divorced with a possibility for a compatible job my first wife was really in love with me even before marriage and my second wife that this marriage only lasted a few months any advice I would really appreciate 

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• Anonymous -5 years ago

  you say a joke there which i think is "teitshed" wrong.

  The joke, in short, goes like this: A couple who has been married for many years celebrate their anniversary. the wife says their marriage has been like 2 days. the nudnik asks why punkt two days, so she says like tisha beav and yom kippur. the two toughest days in the jewish calendar...

  but i think this goes so much deeper....its normal for every couple to fight, to have their tisha beavs, but if they then have a yom kippur as well, where they ask for forgiveness (and dont stay stuck on trying to be right), then thats a great marriage!

  i would love to hear what you have to say about this.

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  Jaia -11 years ago

  soo inspiring and humor lifting!!
  thankyou!!, gracias!! me rei y disfrute del video!!Hermoso dvar Torah! 

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  Shoshana -11 years ago

  Gran enseñanza
  Una gran enseñanza y explicada con mucha claridad!
  
  
  

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  Moshe Eben Ezer -11 years ago

  agradecimiento
  Estimado Director de Balebatim:
  
  
  
  Muy bueno el video. Tuve la oportunidad de verlo a través del site que usted dirige. Por favor, si tiene más material de este tipo, sería bueno que lo presente. Muchas gracias por esta joya tan especial.

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  Benveniste -11 years ago

  Jackie Mason
  He could play the Borsht Belt for the snowbirds, or tie the tzisis of the chochmim who sit  "un mach a krechtz!." Oy, I laughed until my bones ached!

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  Benveniste -11 years ago

  Ewe (you?) is a female sheep.
  Rachel means 'female sheep' in Hebrew. After that fact, you defined it as female sheep, then you proceeded to use the word "you  or ewe" eight times within two sentences. Ewe kidding me?

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    Anonymous -11 years ago

    Re: Ewe (you?) is a female sheep.
    Ewe is a femake sheep. It is spelled Ewe, and it is pronounced like You.

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  Rivkah -11 years ago

  very interesting point
  Isnt it interesting that when creating the world and Hashem's "spouse", Hashem first created space within Himself....I guess it is the same concept that we have to learn in marriage.

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  mendi -11 years ago

  exelente
  muy muy bueno

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  Daniel -11 years ago

  Espectacular!
  Muy bueno y muy importante este video!

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  David -11 years ago

  Excelente!
  Excelente!

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  moishy -12 years ago

  great
  very informative. thanks. all young people should hear this class.

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  Sam B -13 years ago

  Funny
  I laughed for 2 hours. I sent it to my therapist, she told me, she did not laugh like this in years.

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  RM -13 years ago

  Great!
  Thank you Rabbi Jacobson!
  
  

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  yochanan -13 years ago

  very Wise
  I love it i am notr marry yet but its sooo good to know all this things before marriage thanks Rabi Jacobson

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  anonymous -13 years ago

  humor
  love the waffle and spaghetti
  examples

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  rk -13 years ago

  what do you think of a marriage as a bus. partnership
  your answer was important and hits a home run for so many people

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  Sam -13 years ago

  thnaks
  I just finished watching your program that you delivered in Toronto at Rabbi Bernstein's Shul. I have to tell you that I feel like a new person. You have opened my eyes to a new light. Truly inspirational !! Thank you !!

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  Ezra -13 years ago

  Funny
  I thought the talk was funny, but true. I often see the tired Leah in myself, as well as both Rachael and Leah in my current wife. My wife see the Rachael in me when I loose weight; but I always see the tired Leah in her when she's screaming at my son. That's thought provoking.
  Good talk. I love Chabad.

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  Kayo, Tokyo -13 years ago

  For the sake of HaShem
  I am so amazed by your ahavat Israel and ahavat HaShem. I see only Rachel in my husband would be, but he must be HaShem's choice for me and I want to fulfill His Ratzon and Tainug. I do not want to make HaShem sad. For the sake of HaShem, I will try, even if I see Leah in my husband, I will work on it with the Leah in me.

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  Yitzchak Katzenberg -13 years ago

  Excellent video
  This video is excellent and should be considered mandatory viewing for all newlyweds (and older too).

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Toronto Marriage Lecture

Rabbi YY Jacobson

• March 18, 2011
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