Day 32 - Shabbos, November 25 - Why Should I Marry?

This Shabbos is a very special Shabbos. It is the Shabbos Kallah of one of my Maimonides students, Jennie Lev.

A Shabbos Kallah is a celebration held for the bride-to-be on the Shabbat preceding the week of one's upcoming marriage.

Jennie completed the Maimonides program this past year, went to Birthright in Israel in winter, where she met Avraham Berkovich on the same program.

This past summer they both returned to continue their Jewish studies at Neve Yerushalayim (for young women) and Ohr Somayach (for young men). At the end of the summer, they announced their engagement.

And next Thursday is their wedding, please G-d.

May what Dr. Shindler writes in his essay be a blessing to Jennie and Avraham:
Marriage has proved to be the best framework for a man and woman to find lasting meaning and fulfillment in life.