A Philosophical-Ideological Platform for Modern Orthodox Education
“Wisdom has built her house on seven hewn pillars.” (Mishlei 9:1)
“Wisdom has built her house on seven hewn pillars.” (Mishlei 9:1)
In recent months, I have been involved in two divorce matters in which rabbis played a prominent role. In each case, a party informed me how a lack of disclosure of a personality flaw ultimately led to a failed marriage. Unfortunately, in both cases the party who failed to disclose the relevant information was a rabbi. This article will examine whether non-disclosure is a viable option in dating situations.
Do not say that earlier days were better than these!
The title of this article, “The Music of Chance,” comes from a novel by Paul Auster, although that is the article’s only link to the novel.
Our question is surely of great interest to Jews everywhere, but in the State of Israel it has existential force, and must be confronted every day. As we were writing this article, a brouhaha developed over an Arab justice on the Supreme Court who refused to sing Hatikvah at the installation of the new Chief Justice.