Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Kriyas Yam Suf

קשה זיווגו של אדם כקריעת ים סוף - Chazal compare the difficulty of splitting the sea to the difficulty of making a shidduch. What exactly is the comparison? Much has been written in the sefarim.

One idea: If Hashem would have split the sea for a minute nothing would have been accomplished. The Jews would have drowned. The point was KEEPING THE SEA APART as long as the Jews were passing through. Similarly, it is no big deal to make a shidduch. Boy likes girl. Girl likes boy. Glass is smashed. Caterer is tense. Band plays. Friends dance. Goyim serve. Jews eat.

Easy stuff.

The trick is KEEPING THE COUPLE TOGETHER! Today we are witnesses to many failed marriages and that is something to lament. So the avoda is to try to make lasting marriages - for ourselves and others.....

Love and blessings:-)