The Key to a Happy Marriage - Don't Be Right, Be Wise (AI)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Zamir Cohen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Hello and good evening. Our topic today is something that matters to every home, to every couple, and also to singles who are preparing to build a home in the future. And really, these ideas apply not only to relationships, but to all areas of human interaction. King Solomon gives us a powerful piece of advice here in the book of Proverbs. We're opening chapter 14, verse 1. A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish one tears it down with her own foolish one tears it down with her own hands. The verse begins in plural. Wise women, and then shifts to singular. She builds her home. The idea is this, among all wise women, there is one who stands out, a model of wisdom, someone we can all learn from. And the same on the other side, there is a particular example of foolishness that serves as a warning. And Solomon is not talking about a physical house. He's talking about building or He's talking about building or destroying a family, a home, a life. The sages explain that Solomon is referring to two specific women who lived at the same time, in the same story, in the same episode in the Torah. Let's go back for a moment to the time when the Jewish people were in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Moses, Moshe Rabbeinu, was the leader who brought them out of Egypt, who led them through the splitting of the Red Sea, through all

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1. 0:00Hello and good evening. Our topic today is something that matters to every home, to every…
2. 5:05sons of Korach. Now, something interesting. In the beginning of the story, the Torah lists several…
3. 10:13They understand it's worth giving in now, even losing this argument, in order to gain something…
4. 15:21And And of this is done with warmth, with a smile. If he asks, you say,…
5. 20:22you're with your family, you want to connect with them. I get that. But I felt…
6. 25:28respect, you place her above yourself. In previous talks and also in writings on relationships, we've…
7. 30:31And suddenly, all the students are good. Why? Because the teacher knows how to approach them.…
8. 35:37"Will he remember or not? Will he bring a gift or not?" In the evening, she…
9. 40:45world to come. But there are certain mitzvot where a person also enjoys the fruits in…
10. 45:52"MRI scans show that the differences between the male brain and the female brain are complex…

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