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 turne