Haredim/Haredi-ism, Marriage “…there is no such concept [of “falling in love”] in the haredi world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 January 2017 …there is no such concept in the haredi world (and...
Marriage “…I don’t think that the reasons offered by medieval authorities operating in a completely different environment can determine what modern women will regard as “deal-breakers” when it comes to marriage” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 July 2016 Since people’s psychology has changed over the centuries, I don’t think that the reasons...
Marriage, Marriage, Modern Orthodoxy “Continuity is not an end in itself, but a culture’s purpose is not to be an ephemeral work of performance art” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 November 2015 Marriage in the classical sense is a commitment to sustainability. Continuity is not an...
Jewish Community, Marriage “Talking about the non-halakhic aspects of Taharat HaMishpacha should be another part of the healthy marriage toolkit” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 August 2014 No new bride should ever have to feel isolated and scared because of the...
Marriage “as much as we are stymied by halachah in these awful agunah situations, we are thankful to halachah for having created the marriages and the families that so many of us enjoy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 May 2014 There are indeed any number of ways that a couple and a rabbi can...
Marriage, Talmud “While the Torah itself spoke of marriage in only a legalistic way, the talmudic literature reinvented marriage as a deeply committed, truly covenanted relationship” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 May 2014 While the Torah itself spoke of marriage in only a legalistic way, the talmudic...