Kollel Iyun Hadaf Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak Amar Reish Lakish 2

 Kollel Iyun Hadaf Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak Amar Reish Lakish 2

Re: Sotah 002: Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak Amar Reish Lakish H. D. asked: »Recalling from the end of Kiddushin, a rasha wed to a tsadekis is fated to become a tsadik, whereas a tsadik wed to a rashois is fated otherwise. How are either of the situations of consideration to Reish Lokish?« The Kollel replied: »Shalom! I love your question, and with your permission I would like to expand on it. To be frank, I am not sure to which passage in the end of Maseches Kiddushin you are referring. But I did see the following story in Bereishis Rabah 17:7. A pious man was married to a pious woman, but they were not blessed with children. So, since they believed they were not accomplishing anything for Hashem, they consequently decided to get divorced. The original man went and got married to a wicked woman and she turned him into a Rasha. Meanwhile, the original woman went and got married to a wicked man and she turned him into a Tzadik. (The Midrash learns from here that everything depends on the woman.) You cited Reish Lakish on our Daf who says that a person will be matched with a spouse whose righteousness or wickedness is congruous to his deeds. As you know, our Gemara puts this at odds with the statement of Rav who says that spouses are predetermined even before birth (of the boy; see Tosfos DH Kodem). The Gemara, as the Mefarshim explain, concludes that Rav was referring to one's first spouse (predetermined before birth), whereas Reish Lakish was referring to one's second spouse (according to one's actions). I understand you to be asking that this seems to be in direct contradiction with the story we cited above from the Midrash. I am humbled by your strong Kashya, and even after considerable research and thought, I feel I do not have a definitive answer. But, I invite you to see the Gemara in Moed Katan 18b, which discusses whether through the power of prayer one can potentially alter whether he marries his intended mate. Granted, the Gemara there is referring to the statement about predetermination (although in Moed Katan it appears slightly differently, and it is cited in the name of Shmuel instead of Rav); neverthless, an argument can be made that the selection of one's spouse in one's second marriage also can be affected by prayer.« -- H. D. asks: Thanks for the reply. Rabbi Shalom Rosner, who gives daf yomi on the OU website, cites the kasha on Naval, and his wife, the first of whom David had executed, as he is a renowned rasha, and his wife a great tsadekis. I felt perhaps in the long course of a marriage, one or one's other may change many times, but the medrash, which I thought to have seen in Kidushin, concerned shidduch, and seemed more difficult. Please Mr. Netanyahu, Mr. Ben Gvir, Mr. Smotrich and Mr. Gallant unite and bring Hashem’s Righteousness back to the Har HaBayit? Under HaShem’s Righteousness the Har HaBayit shall become a Prayer House for all peoples. Jews, Muslims, and Christians when they put away Avoda Zara and their false doctrines…… By annulling that covenant made with the Islamic authorities in ’67 on the Har Habayit and all other covenants, banning all crimes and abominations by PA, Hamas and Islamic Jihad with an Iron fist declaring Jewish Sovereignty in all the Land Hashem gave the Jewish People in ’67. בבקשה מר נתניהו, מר בן גביר, מר סמוטריץ' ומר גלנט תתאחדו והחזירו את צדקת ה' להר הבית,? תחת צדקת השם הר הבית יהפוך לבית תפילה לכל העמים: יהודים, מוסלמים ונוצרים כשהם מסירים עבודה זרה ואת דוקטרינות השקר שלהם... על ידי ביטול הברית שנכרתה עם השלטונות האיסלאמיים בשנת 67' על הר הבית וכל שאר הבריתות, איסור על כל הפשעים והתועבות שנעשות על ידי הרשות הפלסטינית, חמאס והג'יהאד האסלאמי. והכרזת ריבונות יהודית על כל ארץ ישראל.   Come let us Pray that Hashem's Righteousness shall 'return' to the Har haBayit and the whole of Eretz Israel. בוא נתפלל שצדקת ה' 'תשוב' להר הבית ולארץ ישראל כולה. Free to study all Jewish Scripture: חופשי ללמוד את כל כתבי הקודש היהודיים: Sefaria Calendar - לוח שנה ספריה     Our Prayer and hope: All the gates to the Har haBayit have to be opened for Jews and non-Jews seven days in the week 24 hours a day. The Jews need to have the freedom to go with Tefillin, Tallit and Torah Scroll up on the Mountain to serve Hashem. And do קידה ('Kidah' prostate, laying down, before Hashem) Everyone showing his/her respect for the Jewish and all other religions. But NOT for the words/deeds/sins spoken against any word of the Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu and the 'real' teachings of the Jewish Rabbis. The Jews must be the guardians of the Har haBayit. תפילתנו ותקוותנו: כל שערי הר הבית צריכים להיפתח עבור יהודים ולא-יהודים שבעה ימים בשבוע 24 שעות ביממה. ליהודים צריך להיות חופש ללכת עם תפילין, טלית וספר תורה במעלה ההר כדי לשרת את ה' ולקוד קידה .מתוך הפגנת כבוד ליהודים ולכל הדתות האחרות, אבל לא למילים/למעשים/לחטאים הנאמרים נגד תורת משה רבנו. מלמודי רבנים, היהודים חייבים להיות שומרי הר הבית.     Let's pray for a death sentence for the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Hezbollah and for the continuation of the Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria. The Palestinian Authority, Hamas and Hezbollah must disappear. Enough of the hatred from the world (the USA, the European Union, and the UN!) against the Jewish people.   בואו נתפלל לגזר דין מוות לרשות הפלסטינית, חמאס, חיזבאללה ולמען התיישבות יהודית ביהודה ושומרון. הרשות הפלסטינית, חמאס וחיזבאללה חייבים להעלם. די לשנאה מהעולם (ארה"ב, האיחוד האירופי והאו"ם!) נגד העם היהודי! The Jews have the mission to change the Har HaBayit, from her situation now, into a Prayer House for all peoples based on the Torah Law of Moshe Rabbeinu.   על היהודים מוטלת המשימה לשנות את הר הבית, ממצבו הקיים, לבית תפילה לכל העמים על פי חוק התורה של משה רבנו.   Ariel, hopefully your Representee אריאל, מקווה שהנציג שלך     Click: If you have Prayer Requests By Har HaBait Jewish Sovereign for all Israel I pray as a Jew when I bring your prayers.