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marriage, marrying, the state of being married; more specific tags are `wedding` and `intermarriage`

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Would looking away help a Cohen stay married to his wife?

I read recently about a Jewish woman raped in France at home in front of her husband. If Chas VeChalilah a wife of a Cohen is raped, they have to get divorced. Would it be advisable for an unfortunat …
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Who was Cain's wife?

The Gemara in Sanhedrin 38b says that Kayin married his twin sister. The Medrash HaGadol says her name was Kenunoso. (Source: Tamma DeKra from Rav Chaim Kanievski.)
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Leah: Isn't it enough that you took away my husband?

Having just seen a Medrash that refutes my previous answer, I will suggest another. The Medrash relates that Rachel hid under the bed whilst Leah was together with Yaacov, and every time Yaacov asked …
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Leah: Isn't it enough that you took away my husband?

I heard from my Rebbes that this was the greatness of Rachel. Not only did she give away the Simonim but she did it in a way that Leah never noticed and would not feel embarrassed. All part of the gre …
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