Seven readers share a sacrifice they made — and the reward they were granted
Our daughter’s marriage had gotten off to a rough start.
The young couple was deliriously happy, but we saw warning signs that worried us. There was a subtle tension between them, between them and us, between them and their siblings… Something just didn’t look right and we were worried stiff.
We reached out to professionals and rabbanim to get direction, asking how we should be handling this issue and help our couple become more emotionally grounded. But no one could give clear guidance, and the consensus seemed to be that without the couple on board it would be impossible to figure out what was going on.
One winter Friday as I bentshed licht, I felt vaguely disquieted. I realized I’d spoken to all of my children that day, except this one daughter. As Shabbos progressed, my uneasiness intensified. I somehow knew something wasn’t right.
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