Rabbi Lazer Brody's new book is a guide to marital bliss line none other. Based on emuna, we learn that two soulmates are more than mates; they are two inseparable halves of one soul. This knowledge is vital in building a lasting bond. Such a "Bond of Emuna" enables a truly loving and lasting… [Read more...]

Imagine the tragedy of throwing away a rare vintage acoustical guitar simply because it's out of tune. Even more tragic is disposing of a soulmate because the relationship is out of tune. Here's a time-tested way to return the harmony to a marriage. If one can ruin, one can… [Read more...]

A realtor can work two-hundred hours and show sixty houses in a month and not sell a single one. On the other hand, his colleague who works part-time as a realtor for an hour or two every evening. The colleague’s wife was having a baby so he couldn’t work much that month. His evenings… [Read more...]

The Cord of Three Strands symbolizes the bond of emuna. This is the marital relationship that builds on the solid foundations of emuna. The triple-stranded cord represents the Creator, the groom, and the bride. Together, intertwined, they form a braid that symbolizes the fusion of one man, one… [Read more...]

Proper, positive and successful speech communication is critically important in building a bond of emuna. There cannot be a viable and lasting relationship without it. A bond between souls is everlasting. But, if only bodies are entwined with one another, the bond will be sorely… [Read more...]

How do two soulmates merge? What holds them together? Today's lesson provides a deep insight into the soul itself and the way it connects with its… [Read more...]

In Kabbalistic teachings, we learn that a man receives his income by virtue of the illumination of his wife's soul. He must act like the sun and shine brightly on her. She is identical to the moon. Even her bodily rhythm is lunar. And like the moon, she does great things with the light she gets… [Read more...]

"Beholden" is a synonym for "grateful". The Oxford Dictionary defines beholden as, "Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service." The sample sentence the dictionary uses is, "I don't like to be beholden to anybody." An attitude like that in a relationship is… [Read more...]

True love is a bond of emuna, an unbreakable lasting connection between two souls. Whereas infatuation is bodily and physical, true love and friendship are spiritual. We learn all about building a successful marital relationship from the… [Read more...]

A lasting marital relationship, what we call a "bond of emuna", depends on the merger of two souls. A true partner in life is therefore one's soulmate, that special person who will share a lifelong mutual commitment. One cannot find a soulmate if he or she is interested solely in a "bodymate".… [Read more...]

With so many divorces, something is sorely wrong with western society's concept of marriage. There's a much better game plan, which we learn in today's… [Read more...]