Marriage & Family

All the old arguments for marriage have fallen away, and we are left with only one true reason to get married. So we can finally get married for the right reason...

My wife and I long ago decided against having children. We are happy with our lives and don't feel that we need the added burden of parenthood...

Why are parents so much more devoted to their children than children are to their parents?

I dream of one day having a wife, a loving relationship and children. But almost all the married men I know complain about their marriages. Is marriage really as bad as all those grumbling husbands say it is?

I would have loved more than anything to pass on a Jewish/Torah legacy to children and grandchildren. I have been told that because I am barren that I am somehow cursed by G‑d. Am I cursed?

My friends say the main thing is that you are in love, and everything else will fall into place. Should I believe them?

If insisting that you will only date Jews makes you racist, does insisting that you will only date men make you sexist?

If souls are united under the Chuppah, can they then split apart? Is divorce ever advisable?

Is it true that traditionally, Jewish marriages were arranged marriages? I've also heard that it's still practiced amongst the more religious Jews...

Is there truth to the rumor that if you do 3 successful shidduchs (i.e. match three people with their future spouse) you go to the highest level of heaven?

When two people unite for a common higher cause, then they transcend the differences between them and become one...

I want to do things right, but I'm not particularly turned on by the veil thing. It seems a bit outdated

In two months she's getting married. What should I do? I am still convinced that she is the only one in the world for me

I am in a serious relationship with a great guy. We have been together for a while now and I have very strong feelings for him. He is ready to get married, and is getting a bit impatient with me.

I am happy in my relationship and things are getting quite serious. But there is one nagging doubt at the back of my mind. I have nothing to compare her to, because I have never been in this type of relationship before. I feel that perhaps, before I commit, I should see some other girls?

I am having a problem with a friend of mine. There seems to be an attraction between us that I don't want there. I love my fiancé and don't want to be distracted or hurt our relationship.

It seems that the more determined I am to marry a Jew, the more fantastic non-Jewish girls walk into my life. Maybe G-d is trying to tell me something?

The taxi driver shook his head and said, "You Jews have got it good. In my community, when someone is dating and confused, or is going through a rough patch in his marriage who should we turn to?

I am disgusted by the things my mother has done. She is old now and needs me, but there is nothing in her life that deserves respect. How can I respect her without losing my dignity?

With Father's Day approaching as a Rabbi I am frequently asked, "Do you observe the holidays of Thanksgiving, Mother's Day and Father's Day?"