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About The Mystery Of Marriage
Product Description According to Jewish mysticism, the souls of a husband and wife originate in the same undifferentiated spiritual essence. These souls are bound as one, and the purpose of marriage is to enable a couple to manifest this unity in the context of everyday life. Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh shows how the natural process of mating of establishing a healthy relationship, fostering togetherness, and ultimately merging into true oneness--is a spiritual act of the highest order. Drawing on modern psychology and Kabbalistic wisdom, with many illustrations from Biblical personalities, the author traces the steps through which today's married couple can actualize their relationship ideals in their daily life. Includes glossary, footnotes, and index. From the Back Cover The Mystery of Marriage is the product of years of extensive counseling, lecturing and writing in the field of interpersonal relationships, particularly in the area of marital harmony. As in all of Rabbi Ginsburgh's works, the perspective is based on the profound insights of Kabbalah and Chassidut. This book analyzes the psychologies of husband and wife as they affect the most intimate facets of married life. These and many other issues are addressed and clarified in The Mystery of Marriage: * What is true romance? * What are my marital rights and obligations? * Should I aspire to ardent love or tranquil friendship? * How can I learn to be patient? * Can I be hospitable without sacrificing intimacy? * How can I empathize more with my spouse? * Can I be modest yet still attractive? * How can I add spirituality and depth to my marriage? * How can I communicate more effectively with my spouse? About the Author Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh is one of the foremost expositors of Kabbalah and Chassidism in our time. He heads educational centers in Jerusalem, Hebron and other cities in Israel. He has written over 30 books in Hebrew and English. He lectures widely in Israel and around the world. Rabbi Ginsburgh was born in Missouri, in 1944. With an MA in Mathematics, he moved to Israel in 1965. After studying in Yeshivas in New York and Jerusalem, he began teaching in 1970 and was soon well-known for his clarity in elucidating even the most abstract concepts in Jewish mysticism and relating them to contemporary issues in science, psychology, politics and the arts. Tying together a wide range of topics, his insights open a window into a higher dimension of reality and reveal the Divine unity underlying all of creation. Rabbi Ginsburgh lives in Kfar Chabad, outside of Tel Aviv, with his family. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Talmud relates that it was customary in ancient Israel to ask a newly wed groom: "Have you found or do you find?" The question refers to an apparent contradiction between two statements of King Solomon, the wisest of men. In the book of Proverbs he declares: "He who has found a woman has found good." Yet in the book of Ecclesiastes he states: "And I find woman bitterer than death." Although these two verses seem to convey conflicting images of woman, if we examine them closely, we can detect some subtle grammatical differences that will explain the apparent discrepancy. To begin with, the verb in the former verse is in the past tense-"he who has found a woman," whereas in the latter it is in the present tense-"and I find woman." According to our tradition, the souls of the truly matched couple derive from a common soul-essence. For this reason, the two are destined even before birth to unite in matrimony. The use of the past tense in affirming the good to be found in marriage suggests that-both in the process of seeking a wife and in relating to the woman he has married-a man should strive to discover and focus on this deep-rooted, shared mutual identification. Should he ignore this instruction and focus instead on the transient gratification of his immediate desires and predilections-as implied
