The Hopeless Marriage – New Again
This incredible story proves the power of Rabbi Arush’s teachings on marital peace – and also, the power of a pidyon with Rabbi Arush!
Marital Harmony
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The Secret to Jewish Greatness
From the first generation to this one, the classic role of a woman is to command her family. She sets the spiritual tone of the home...
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A Home Where The Sun Always Shines
“You need to see your good points and know that you’re good.” “I’m good?” she asked. “I’m full of transgressions, blemishes, and sadness...
The Butterfly
The old man contemplated the whole episode of the cocoon. "What did I do wrong? Maybe I shouldn't have interfered by trying to help that beautiful...
Keeping a Lid on the Stupid
A constant string of negative feedback hurts your spouse’s spirit. They can never just relax and let their guard down. It’s that simple...
Physical and Communicative Intimacy
Is it possible to awaken feelings of love for him in my heart? Does it matter if I can't, as long as I continue to be a dutiful wife and a good mother...
The Big Obstacle – Part 1
Are you a baal teshuva with an uncooperative spouse? Tricky situation, isn’t it? Amazing advice in this sneak preview of The Garden of Peace.
The Big Obstacle – Part 2
The “baal teshuva” turned out to be a lazy slouch that neither learned Torah nor prayed. His wife cried bitterly that she could stomach such a man no longer…
The Big Obstacle – Part 3
Does a spark of inspiration justify a husband’s animosity toward his wife? The true light of Torah doesn’t turn a person into a heartless ingrate.
Divorce?
Does a Baal Teshuva divorce a spouse that refuses to observe the Torah? Many rabbis say yes, but Rabbi Shalom Arush says an emphatic “no!”
Above all, Peace!
Some rabbis instruct a Baal Teshuva to divorce a non-observant spouse. Rabbi Shalom Arush’s hashkafa is entirely different...
Birth Control Blues
Rav Shalom Arush says, “If a person turns off the faucet, he can’t be sure that when he decides to turn it on again water will flow forth…”
Kosher Feminism
Being a housewife and mother has been devalued to the point where we need to find ourselves in hobbies and other pursuits because we haven't quite "found ourselves" at home.
Soul Mates
Sometimes a man is given the opportunity to reincarnate in order to correct his soul. His soul mate doesn’t need a correction at all, but she is reincarnated to help him…
Guidelines for Working Wives
Many marital complications sprout from a seed of indiscretion at the working wife's workplace. Here are some vital guidelines to protect women who work outside the home.
Full Partners
In this world, the maximum of anything is 100%, so that if there are two partners in a business each receives 50% of the total income. In Torah, each partner...
Respecting Your Wife
Why does Hashem require a man to take a wife in wedlock? Biologically, we don't need the institution of marriage to perpetuate the human race. So what do we need a wife for?
A Husband’s Illumination
For those who've never read their ketuba, it would be a good idea to do so. Eflach, okir, afarness – the husband unilaterally commits to love, cherish, and work for his wife…