Linked Questions
14 questions linked to/from 40 Days Before Conception
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Chatam Sofer and soulmates
I've been looking for the exact text, or at least a link to the Chatam Sofer bringing down the Ari on the topic of soulmates in Shu”t Chatam Sofer 7:34. I've seen it quoted in several articles, but ...
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Is it possible to pray to Hashem for a specific person as your prospective spouse?
I understand in the first Amud of Masechet Sotah, an individual’s future [first] spouse is predestined. Is there a possibility of praying to Hashem, such that one may change the decree and designate a ...
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Marriage/Zivug Sheini
We know that first marriages are arranged in Heaven 40 days before a child is created. Second marriages however are based on the person's merits. What happens when it's a first marriage for one spouse ...
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Should one keep praying for something when it seems like G-d has refused it?
If one feels like G-d has refused his prayer, has He slammed the door permanently shut on the prayer, or should one keep praying for the same thing?
For example, if one has a female friend with whom ...
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If a shidduch says "no" to you, does that mean that they are not your zivug? [closed]
If a shidduch says "no" to you, does that mean that they are not your zivug (predetermined soulmate)?
Some sources:
Forty days before the formation of an embryo, a Heavenly voice
proclaims: The ...
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Tannaim vs Amoiraim
Can an Amora argue with a Tanna?
From the Talmud it would seem that an Amora cannot argue with a Tanna and that is why it tries to fit in all Amoraic statements into the words of the Tannaim.
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Is belief in Midrashim optional?
The Ramban in Sefer Havikuach (page 32, the bottom of the first column ) asserts with regard to Midrash:
מי שיאמין בו טוב. ומי שלא יאמין בו לא יזיק
Whoever believes in it, good, he who does not ...
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Soulmate for someone who died unwed
I had a friend who was dating a woman. They were close but not "in love". Anyway, he passed away and she moved on. Well, she met someone new and they are in love.
My question is, what does G-d do ...
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Do non-jews have soul mates?
We know that Jews have soul mates: people whom they are destined to marry.
Do non-Jews have people they are destined to marry?
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Can someone have more than one potential soulmate simultaneously?
I have been told from several different people that it is possible for one person to have multiple Besherts (divinely intended marriage partners, soulmates if you will) to choose from. He may only ...
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Does someone who dies very young have a soulmate?
As discussed in this question, the Talmud tells us that 40 days before someone is born, a heavenly voice calls out "This person is destined for so-and-so".
Not sure if anyone can answer this, but I'...
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Arba'im - mi yodeya?
Who knows forty?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point after Shabbat, I will:
Upvote all interesting answers.
Accept the best answer.
Go on to the next number.
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Choices before birth
Before we are born, do we pick who our parents, guides, and rebbaim in life will be?
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Sheidim: are they fact, or fiction?
Are there really such thing as sheidim? If so, what are they? Please include sources.