Peace at Home

The relation of husband and wife is the way our world reflects the relationship of the Creator with His Creation. There is nothing more pivotal to the world’s ultimate fulfillment than this.

Therefore, as the world nears closer and closer to its fulfillment, the resistance grows stronger and stronger. By now, absolutely everything appears to be undermining the most crucial key of peace between man and woman.

Igrot Kodesh vol. 4, #1154.

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Reuben Akiva Malibu, California October 10, 2013

shalom ha bayis Why not husband and husband or wife and wife, if it produces shalom ha bayis? Reply

Tzvi Freeman October 10, 2013

Re: Huband and Wife but not parents and children ? Yes, this is the principal metaphor in the Chumash—the Five Books of Moses. But then you see the Prophets moving on to the husband/wife metaphor. They still use the child/parent metaphor, but the principal emphasis becomes husband/wife.

The rabbis say that the relationship matured. Reply

Anonymous New Port Richey October 10, 2013

Huband and Wife but not parents and children ? You would think the bond between parents and children would be the stronger bond and the more important bond. I think that bond more closely reflects the relationship between G-D and his people. Reply

Agnes Forner Bavaria October 10, 2013

disagree while the world needs the greatest repair for Mashiach to come and the earth will be shook and all the diversities are layed open upon the surface of human kind.
It is what you are doing/ reflecting your inner spirit towards Hashem. We are the light breaking through the darkness in any place (s), but nobody ever said it would be easy to swim against the mass.............sometimes it is much more to withstand even troublesome situations because Hashem would it not "hand it out" to you if you would not be able to carry it.. Reply

ingride lewis Kfar Saba, Israel September 11, 2011

peace at home Can you plese explain "as the world nears its fulfillment.?" I can assume you mean nearing the arrival of Moshiach.
But what is increasing the conflict between husband and wife.
Can you clarify this in greater depth?
Thank you. Reply

Ms. faith Reiss September 9, 2011

daily dose I love your message of the day , it gives me and my children hope as a single mom! Reply

Carmen September 9, 2011

Eric and Mayim Thank you for the posts. Reply

M.Pogoda Efrat, Israel September 9, 2011

peace at home disagree Reply

Mayim February 22, 2008

Re: As One Again by Eric Kingston You said:
"As One Again
Inspired by The Rebbe and The Ari

In a time of noise, be still
In a time of fear, be brave
In a time of doubt, know
that change is never easy."

Where is that from? It's beautiful. And so true. It reminds me of Pirke Avos 4:1 where Ben Zoma says that the mighty man is the one who subdues his passions, and a master of his passions, a man who is slow to anger, is greater than the conqueror of a city. So true. So true. That is what kept Israel functioning during the Intifada. Those of us who danced and sang and played instead of returning tit for tat are the ones who kept the whole thing from blowing up. One hell of a ride. But the greatest lesson of our lives. The mighty man is the man who subdues his passions and stays still in a time of noise. Reply

Eric S. Kingston North Hollywood, CA September 23, 2005

As One Again As One Again
Inspired by The Rebbe and The Ari

In a time of noise, be still
In a time of fear, be brave
In a time of doubt, know
that change is never easy.
Just as todays physics is showing the universe to be slowing down,
just as we are now studying the very small as opposed to the very large, just as between the Spirit that hovered over the Face of the Water (in a space inbetween),
the essence of our very being now stands at the edge of Great (Tikkun Olam) change - to behold the One Face from within the Water, and not the surface reflections, the last husk, which tries in vain to show the One Light as many. Reply

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