Three Questions for a Happy Marriage
Hillel’s famous aphorism as a guide to marriage. as seen on aish.com Hillel used to say: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” (Ethics of the Fathers 1:14) Looking for advice on how to have a [...]
Roomates or Soulmates?
as published on aish.com 4 ways to revive your marriage. Remember when you first got married, ready to conquer the world? There was nothing that you and your spouse could not overcome. Your love was strong and you swore you would never become a statistic. Yet, a few years later, or perhaps ten, twenty or [...]
Marriage Stories
In advance of the release of our new informational product- The Marriage Restoration Project: The 5 Step Plan to Saving your Marriage, we would like to include a bonus chapter with inspirational marriage stories, specifically from couples who’ve transformed their relationship from crisis to connection. If the material on this website has helped you make [...]
Passover- Love Conquers All
As we approach Passover (Pesach), I have been thinking a lot about how couples can release themselves from the bondage of their negativity. Couples often come in to my office stuck in their “stuff.” While we are usually able to break through and shift the energy in the relationship, some couples take more time than [...]
My Clarification of How My Therapist Destroyed My Marriage
as published here on ou.org “I do not believe all individual therapy is harmful for a marriage. The problem arises when a third party supplies his or her input in a way that does more damage than good.” My article How My Therapist Destroyed My Marriage provoked a few strong responses from fellow mental [...]
The Five Love Languages
How to express your love in the way that speaks to your spouse. as published on aish.com “You don’t really love me!” How many times have you heard your spouse make that proclamation? “How could it be?” you ask, as you list all of the myriad ways in which you express your love. What many [...]
A Conscious Childbirth: What Husbands Need to Know about Making it Go Smoothly
In honor of the birth of my new daughter, I thought I would share this article that appeared on page 2 of Baltimore Jewish Life Extra. Childbirth is a happy time but also a potentially stressful time for your relationship if you don’t enter the experience consciously. Here are a few tips to make this [...]
Relationship Rabbi update
A lot has happened since our last post. 1) We are in the mixing stage of the new audio product for the Five Step Action Plan to Saving Your Marriage. Your input has been helpful. Click here to read our last post about it. 2) I spoke in Rochester, NY last Sunday night on the [...]
The 5 Step Action Plan to Saving Your Marriage- coming attractions
That’s me in the recording studio working on the soon to be released audio product of The 5 Step Action Plan to Saving Your Marriage. More than just a book on tape, this program will provide all new material not in the book as well as expand upon some of the principles you have already [...]
Save Your Marriage Intensive- Year-end Special
Are you at an impasse in your relationship? Are you on the verge of divorce and need emergency intervention to save your relationship? If you have contemplated scheduling a 2-day Save Your Marriage Intensive with Rabbi Slatkin, now is the time. It is often hard for couples to take time off of work. Being that [...]
