Bashert means “destined” or “intended.” It thus has several main meanings:
- Bashert means predestined by G‑d: An event, set of circumstances, or situation can all be referred to as bashert, implying that whatever happens was orchestrated by G‑d, who ultimately has our best interests in mind.
- Bashert can refer to one’s soulmate: If even a leaf falling from a tree is bashert, then whom we marry is most certainly determined from Above. Indeed, the Talmud tells us that 40 days before a fetus is formed, a heavenly echo declares whom it is intended to marry.
So, for example, a smitten bride might say: “When he told me that he adores gefilte fish on Shabbat, I just knew that we had lots in common. But when we discovered that we both learned Torah on Chabad.org daily, I knew that he was my bashert.”
In Yiddish, a fiancé is referred to as a basherter, and a fiancée a basherte.
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