tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post6677767674320145479..comments2023-11-07T22:56:59.680-06:00Comments on Soak up a unique analysis of politics, culture, religion and societal ills.: Marriage AdviceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-57434842752334013802012-03-18T07:44:11.650-05:002012-03-18T07:44:11.650-05:00Hi Sharna! I love this post. While I know very lit...Hi Sharna! I love this post. While I know very little about what makes a successful marriage, I think that your questioning, investigation, musing, wondering, and honesty are kind of in line with a long tradition of verbal wordplay in Jewish tradition which uses questioning, verbal energy, and doubt to interpret Jewish texts and create halacha. And <em>people are still studying Rabbinic texts and following halacha</em>--so obviously, something about that approach works.<br /><br />Reminds me of this poem:<br />http://daysofawe.net/shebotzodkim.htm<br /><br />Wishing you so much happiness in the next few days! And, of course, for the days after that :)<br /><br />-YaelAnonymoushttp://beneathonelittlestar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-55289511512696238212012-03-15T16:52:52.388-05:002012-03-15T16:52:52.388-05:00Congratulations, Sharna! I'm so happy for you...Congratulations, Sharna! I'm so happy for you! I can't wait to see the pictures!<br /><br />I don't have marriage advice since I believe that none of us really know what we're doing :), but I did read a book that you should take with you: Elizabeth Gilbert's "Committed." Have you read it?Olga S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-50244707636418315032012-03-15T09:43:47.957-05:002012-03-15T09:43:47.957-05:00Sharna, I am so happy for you and yours! I wish y...Sharna, I am so happy for you and yours! I wish you a wonderful wedding and a wonderful life together!<br /><br />I'll be married next weekend, and I completely understand about being "excited." People ask me that, too. I don't feel excited, because everything just feels perfectly right. Excitement has something to do with nerves and anticipation, I think, but when you're lucky enough to have found someone you truly think you were meant to spend your life with, that just feels incredibly comfortable and incredibly calm. I'm really, really happy for you. :)Erin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02010342819768694641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-60792627667444906662012-03-15T07:37:16.207-05:002012-03-15T07:37:16.207-05:00How did I miss that you were getting married? I fe...How did I miss that you were getting married? I feel like I've gotten to know you a little here, but had no idea! How little we truly know! I'm totally fascinated with the fact that this will be in Israel....and John will love to know that you found someone with whom to connect...Much love to you on this trip!Amy@Diapeepeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155562802806704713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-76100099640008276492012-03-15T06:34:30.453-05:002012-03-15T06:34:30.453-05:00A wonderful post! You have certainly expressed yo...A wonderful post! You have certainly expressed your excitement in your own way. The not knowing how to feel is because you are crossing over to a new identity-becoming married, you add a "better half" to who you have been. A new n wonderful era to your life.<br />The mikva. As a Jew the Mikva is a part f the legacy of Jewish marriage. You know that I've been hanging with the orthodox crowd, and you can certainly tell when they are free to have relations. Lol. <br />Mikva is likely to be a singular act for you, just as the marriage ceremony is. Embrace it. Learn about it. Like putting on the wedding dress to walk down the isle it is a part of the transformation. <br />Love you and Lior!!! Best wishes for Every HappinessRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599201295132540051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-71647420040092168202012-03-15T02:26:01.223-05:002012-03-15T02:26:01.223-05:00Love this post. All I can say is that when you wak...Love this post. All I can say is that when you wake up the day after your wedding you'll love each other more than ever. It's a bond created by marriage that makes you feel closer than you thought you were. (Yet another reason gay marriage should be legalized, but that's a Scarpeta blog for a different day). Mazel Tov!sarita wheatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528809508898175388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052221033301075322.post-33761798707662866902012-03-15T01:52:15.841-05:002012-03-15T01:52:15.841-05:00Best wishes for a safe trip and start of your new ...Best wishes for a safe trip and start of your new life. I'm honored that my advice was used and hope you will take it to heart when either of your (birth) families tries to pull one of you in a direction you don't wish.<br /><br />Mazel Tov!Dude of The Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272483182710859456noreply@blogger.com