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Relationships 131 articles

Read about the relationships of others. Improve your own. Learn what it means to listen, to love and to grow. All here.

Love is in the Air
Love is in the Air
Passover must be celebrated in the springtime, when nature is in bloom, and love is in the air. It is no coincidence that on Pesach it is customary to read the...
Apr 13, 2011
By Sherrie B. Miller
About Face, About Facebook
About Face, About Facebook
In military jargon, whenever the drill sergeant commands his troops to do an “about face”, he’s instructing the formation to pivot clockwise 180 degrees. I only mention this because a favorite...
Mar 30, 2011
By Joyce Schur
Why THAT Person and Not Me?
Why THAT Person and Not Me?
As a matchmaker and dating coach, I hear the same questions practically every day. From women: “How did a girl like that get a guy like him?” “Ziva! I know her....
Mar 2, 2011
By Ziva Kramer
The Great Pretender
The Great Pretender
It turns out you're not as boring as you think.
Nov 10, 2010
By Joyce Schur
2,500 Years of Marriage and They Still Need Advice
2,500 Years of Marriage and They Still Need Advice
The fifth Orthodox Union Marriage Enrichment Retreat, held during the summer in suburban New Jersey, reinforced the skills and tools emphasizing that successful marriages require effort. Organized by the OU Department...
Sep 11, 2010
By Retreat Participant
My 35th Wedding Anniversary
My 35th Wedding Anniversary
Today was my 35th wedding anniversary. My husband is upstairs in bed, sleeping the deep sleep of a body stricken with the flu. Downstairs, my daughter’s newborn son is sleeping peacefully....
Oct 22, 2009
By Susan Schwartz
Pacing
Pacing
“Did I tell you what happened to me on Erev Sukkot?” my friend Atara asks me. We sit in her kitchen as she spices her salmon. Our children play outside in...
Sep 30, 2009
By Yael Mermelstein
On Mothers
On Mothers
My husband doesn’t like my mother so much. This was not evidenced by an outright declaration or even a private conversation, but by the fact that he will very obviously avoid...
Aug 5, 2009
By Shara Jacobs
Pinchas: Assessing a Potential Spouse
Pinchas: Assessing a Potential Spouse
The gemara tells us that there is a difference between the way men and women evaluate a potential match. “Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav, it is forbidden for...
Jul 9, 2009
By Asher Meir
Tazria: Writing the Ketuba
Tazria: Writing the Ketuba
Last week we explained the profound importance of the husband’s obligation to provide for the wife in the case of divorce or widowhood. This obligation is not only meant to provide...
Apr 22, 2009
By Asher Meir

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