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Tuesday 17 December 2013

DIVORCE AND RABBONIM

I WAS EXPLAINING TO A YUNGERMAN  THAT GETTING DIVORCED DOES NOT MEAN TOMORROW YOU WILL FIND SOMEONE  WHOM YOU WILL LOVE.
THIS IS WHAT THE ADVISERS AND RABBONIM TELL THEM.
I TELL THEM BEFORE YOU GOT MARRIED YOU SHOULD  THINK TWICE AND THEN AGAIN NOW IT IS TOO LATE.
 SPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A CHILD, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE CONNECTED TO THE FIRST WIFE, LIFE IS NOT A GAME.
MOST OF THE PROBLEM CHILDREN IN TO-DAY'S WORLD ARE FROM DIVORCED PARENTS ( look around ).
LOVE IS WHEN TWO ADULT PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AND LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER.
THEY KNOW EACH OTHERS' FAULTS AND ARE PREPARED TO LOOK AWAY AND OVERCOME THEM.
IN A SECOND MARRIAGE THERE ARE FAULTS BUT THE PARENTS AND YOU HAVE LEARNED TO LOOK AWAY FROM THEM.
BUT WHERE THERE IS A CHILD INVOLVED, YOU CAN NEVER LOOK AWAY AT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.
 YOU THINK TO YOURSELF WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM LOOKING AWAY NOW
I DID NOT HAVE TO GET DIVORCED.
IN TO-DAYS'  SOCIETY WE CAN NOT ALLOW THE PARENTS ALONE TO DECIDE IF A CHILD IS READY FOR MARRIAGE.
WE NEED A BETH DIN OF RABBONIM WHO WILL INTERVIEW THE BOY OR GIRL
AND DECIDE IF THEY ARE MATURE TO BE MARRIED AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND  THE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY ARE TAKING UPON THEMSELVES BY GETTING MARRIED.

3 comments:

Matthew said...

If you are happily married and know what it takes to build a family life based on contentment and respect,and if you see a young couple and you get the feeling ,even a vague feeling,then take the plunged and get involved,tactfully as possible of course.
Don't be frightened of a rebuff.לא תעמוד על דם רעך
You don't need to have done a counselling course.

Matthew said...

Should read "even a vague feeling that not all is rosy

Rabbi Gaby Lock said...

I AM SORRY MATTHEW YOU CAN NOT JUST GET INVOLVED
THE SAME WAY I CAN NOT MAKE A BLACK PERSON WHITE.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN EDUCATED HOW TO LIVE WITH A PARTNER
AND HAVE RESPECT AND CONTENTMENT FOR EACH OTHER.