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Pillars Of The Jewish Home
Based on the Seven Principles of the Rambam
In the "Yad Chazaka", his classic compendium of the laws of the Jewish People, Maimonides ("The Rambam") sets forth seven golden rules that every Jewish husband must follow in his home -- regarding his wife and his household. The Rambam writes in Chapter 15 of the Laws of Marriage (Law 19):
1) A man shall honor his wife more than he honors himself
2) He shall love her as much as he loves himself
3) If he has money, he shall generously avail himself of it for her benefit, as is fitting for his financial status
4) He must not make her unduly afraid of him
5) His words to her must be soft and pleasant
6) He must not project sadness
7) He must not be irritable
One of the greatest Torah luminaries of modern times - the gaon Rabbi Avraham Genachowski zt"l - Rosh Yeshiva of the Tchebin Yeshiva in Jerusalem, expounded upon and thoroughly explained these seven principles, in brilliant, insightful talks that he gave to thousands of his students who had become engaged to be married. With genius and wit he provided them critically needed guidance as to how to build and maintain a Jewish home where one lives in peace and tranquility with one's "help-mate". He spoke at length about the particular needs and essential nature of women, pointing out (in very entertaining ways) large and essential differences between men and women, placing his talmidim "on notice" that due to these differences, they were about to face challenges that they never had faced before!
In 5779, a few years after the Rav's passing, one of his disciples, Rabbi Alter Avraham Boruch Altman Shlit"apublished a sefer in Hebrew entitled "Amudeha Sheva (Its Seven Pillars)" where he organized the great gaon's talks into book form -- with chapters, titles and footnotes, enabling access to the great wealth of information and guidance in a smooth, orderly fashion, so that the benefits are maximized. That sefer proved to be amazingly popular. So far, in Israel and elsewhere, over twenty thousand copies have been sold! As a result, Rav Altman decided to produce an English version of "Amudeha Sheva" which is the sefer before you, entitled "Pillars of the Jewish Home". May the English language version reach additional Jewish communities in many lands, where it will accomplish the important goals of the Rav's presentation - peace and harmony in Jewish homes.
By: Rabbi Avrohom Genachowsky
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