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Wedding Anniversary
With profound gratitude to G-d and sincere joy, I report that my husband and I have just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary! Though Yishai is shuttling all over the United States on his speaking tour, his one day off miraculously fell on that auspicious day, and we basically sat around feeling blessed and happy to be together.
Having this anniversary, and feeling so honored and grateful for this goodness in my life, I started thinking about how marriage to your spouse and commitment to Israel are so related.
Israel is your bashert (your intended). You love Israel, you want to be with Israel, you want to share great joys all the time with Israel – just like your spouse (hopefully). But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other nice lands out there. ”Gosh, this one’s pretty good looking”, you might say about one. ”This one is so chilled out and easy going,” you could say about another. ”Things seem to flow so naturally with this one,” you could find yourself saying, even enviously.
Maybe another land would pose less challenges, would seem to suit you more harmoniously, provide you more comforts.
But this is not what your marriage – or your homeland – is all about. Yeah, you might cry sometimes. You might get frustrated, feel detached, or just want to stomp your feet and yell. But true love means putting aside the difficulties and uniting out of a deep desire to always be together, to never give up. More than that, it means using the hardships, the occasional disharmony, to grow, to learn, to become wiser, to perfect that to which you so wholeheartedly committed so many years ago. And with G-d’s help, it yields moments of deep satisfaction and communion, as you realize that the hard times have only brought you closer together.
May we all merit beautiful, soul-completing marriages – both to our spouses and to our Land. And may the G-d of Israel join us once again under the chuppah, in song and dance on Mount Moriah.
6 Responses to “Wedding Anniversary”
Comment from Valerie Corbett
Time י״ז באב ה׳תש״ע (July 28, 2010) at 6:32 pm
How totally beautiful Malkah, your words and yourself.
A very Happy Wedding Anniversary to you both, remarkable people.
much love
Valerie
n.Ireland
Comment from stella
Time י״ח באב ה׳תש״ע (July 29, 2010) at 1:01 am
Shalom Dear Malkah and Yishai,
Congratulations on your 8th wedding anniversary.
May Hashem Bless you both, and may you enjoy many many anniversaries together. Amen.
stella c.
Comment from Pinchas
Time י״ח באב ה׳תש״ע (July 29, 2010) at 1:14 am
Wow! It’s is EIGHT years already!? It feels like only yesterday. Wishing you many more years together of happiness and health!
Comment from Malkah
Time ל׳ באב ה׳תש״ע (August 10, 2010) at 5:16 am
Thanks everybody!! I bless all of you with happiness, health, and love, all the days of your life!
Comment from Zachary Lang
Time י״ז באב ה׳תש״ע (July 28, 2010) at 6:07 pm
Malkah,
I was lucky enough to spend the evening with Yishai last night! He mentioned your wedding day and told us the how it came about and what transpired in Hevron…It sounds like it was a magical day! Happy Anniversary to both of you!!!