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If It's Meant To Be - R' David Ashear (Emunah) Shidduch Story

2.8K views · Sep 1, 2022

Rabbi David Ashear

A story about emunah in the context of shidduchim.

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and when her mother would ever bring up the topic her father would immediately shut it down the most difficult part of aviva's life came when her mother got sick and suddenly passed away all at once the house became a dark place and the sun had seemingly set forever her father took over hiring a cook to make their meals and signing aviva up for extracurriculars so she would be busy from the moment school let out she didn't lack anything but she felt she didn't lack anything but she felt empty inside and completely abandoned one day aviva found herself standing at the front door of a home of the of the people that she did not know the levine family who lived at the corner she knew her mother was behind her urging her to go in i would like to learn how to keep shabbat she said to the woman who opened the door mrs levine ushered her in with a bright smile and offered her a glass of water smile and offered her a glass of water she said she would be happy to teach her about shabbat but when she heard her name she froze you're the daughter of rafi cohen she asked if you don't mind i would rather your father didn't know you have come here seems like the neighbors were scared of him as well mrs levine suggested for aviva to go to an upcoming shabbaton with arachim where she could hear speeches and connect with rabbit sins and rabbis who could answer all of her questions

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  1. 0:31and when her mother would ever bring up the topic her father would immediately shut it…
  2. 1:02she didn't lack anything but she felt empty inside and completely abandoned one day aviva found…
  3. 1:32smile and offered her a glass of water she said she would be happy to teach…
  4. 2:03could answer all of her questions her father was furious when he heard about her new…
  5. 2:35had returned to aviva's life one day a shidduch suggestion came up aviva was ecstatic the…
  6. 3:35circumstance therefore no one should ever act against the wishes of a parent unless a competent…
  7. 4:05but she accepted what the gadol said six days later it was a tuesday night and…
  8. 4:36move i've been stuck here for two hours and i can't reach a towing company either…
  9. 5:07i hate religious jews with a passion but you guys are something else for two hours…
  10. 5:37my name is mayor ronan when rafi cohen realized who was standing in front of him…

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