Imagine celebrating your 40th wedding anniversary, and your wife stands up to make a toast.
She smiles and says:
“Don't think for one moment that I married you because you're handsome, kind, thoughtful, romantic, intelligent, hardworking, honest, funny, or compassionate.”
You're beginning to sweat...
Then she continues:
“No. I married you because every other guy I met was even worse!”
And just when you're trying to process that, she adds:
“Now that I've gotten that off my chest... let's go celebrate. I'm still in love with you!”
You'd probably respond:
“I'm not so sure I'm still in love with YOU!”
Yet, believe it or not, this is almost exactly how this week's Torah portion Ei… Read More »