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The Talmud and Midrash describe the influence of a wife on her home, from the wife of On ben Pelet to the teachings of the Maharal. This article explores wisdom, steadiness and the shared growth of h…
Rabbi Yerucham Halevi Leibovitz explains the wedding blessing: a husband and wife join their voices in a shared spiritual song. Harmony, care and understanding help joy and peace fill their home.
What can Sarah, Rivkah and our other matriarchs teach us about peace at home? Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrahi explores respect, attentive hearts, prayer and the power to inspire one's family.
Minefields Unfortunately, we often do not have a chance to stop and think through our words. Our lives are a constant rush, and we need to get everything done. We have so many things to attend to: wo…
Take time to think through your apology Mina got up late that morning. When she realized it, she flew into a flurry: getting everyone up, fed, ready, and off to their places of study. This morning ru…
Apologizing Does Not Diminish Us in the Eyes of Our Loved Ones “I hurt him. Humiliated him in front of his friends. He will not forgive me… Maybe I should go and ask his forgiveness after all? No, ou…
What can help us make peace? First of all, we need to learn to listen to and understand one another. We should not get drawn into escalating tension, but stop ourselves and try to listen closely to w…
In previous lessons, we discussed how to ask for forgiveness and how to accept apologies. Today we will discuss the importance and essence of reconciliation between people. There is no home among the…
Everything we have discussed is the minimum required. But we can go one step further in working on our character traits and on peace in our home. This is somewhat difficult to do, but still. We need…