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		<title>Emotional Forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more destructive things that couples do when they get into a fight is to drag up past conflicts and give them new life. Problems and arguments that you thought were dealt with a long time ago resurface to cause new problems. For a class in couple’s therapy that I am taking right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Jewish Homeland One Home At a Time</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/04/building-a-jewish-homeland-one-home-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/04/building-a-jewish-homeland-one-home-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we celebrate Israel’s independence and remember the many thousands of men and women who died fighting to making that a reality. Building a secure Jewish homeland is a dream and goal that we have been working towards for many hundreds of years. There is one group of men in particular that are totally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it harder to be a man or a woman?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/is-it-harder-to-be-a-man-or-a-woman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/is-it-harder-to-be-a-man-or-a-woman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting question! It can happen that married men and women walk around with a chip or two on their shoulder. The most common and easiest example to understand is a family with young children and a stay-at-home mom. She spends her waking hours rushing from bottle to carpool to laundry to grocery shopping, and her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning the Out-laws into In-laws</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/turning-the-out-laws-into-in-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/turning-the-out-laws-into-in-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a question I have been thinking about recently. If we want what is best for us and our in-laws want what is best for us, why is there so much friction? Your situation is not the same as mine, and my situation is different from everyone else’s, but I think there are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Me Tell You Who’s To Blame!</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/let-me-tell-you-who%e2%80%99s-to-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/let-me-tell-you-who%e2%80%99s-to-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of the last time you got angry or frustrated with your wife or husband. Probably wasn’t that long ago! Stuff happens all the time that gets us hot under the collar, what did you do last time? Did you simply take a deep breath count to ten and move on, or did it become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>52 of the best date ideas in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/03/526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all the miraculous happenings of the story of Purim are done, and Mordechai and Esther have saved the day, the Megillah (the Book of Esther) tells us that the Jewish people reaffirmed their commitment to Judaism. Every Purim at the Jewish Marriage Institute we focus on refreshing and reinvigorating marriages. One of the best ways to do this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping the Peace not the Pieces</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/02/keeping-the-peace-not-the-pieces-keeping-the-peace-not-the-pieces-keeping-the-peace-not-the-pieces-keeping-the-peace-not-the-pieces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People can be confusing sometimes, the way that they think about and look at the world doesn’t make sense to me (remember I am perfect!). They have this peculiar habit of only looking at what is broken or missing. You call to catch up with a friend when they return from vacation, and they tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Before You Judge</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/01/ask-before-you-judge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a beautiful day here in Southern California and our kids are on winter break, and we have family visiting so I took everyone to Santa Monica to ride their bikes on the beach. We have one of those contraptions where you hang your bikes of the back off the car and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Child Centered Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/01/the-child-centered-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriage is a major life transition from a “me” centered life to an “us” centered life, successfully negotiating those early years goes a long way towards building a lasting and rewarding relationship. It is no wonder that the Torah tells newly marrieds to dedicate (about) one year just on creating the foundation. But when your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Friend is &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/01/a-friend-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2012/01/a-friend-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have probably seen the cute cartoons that say “Love is …”. But how would you end the sentence, “A friend is …”? Successful life partners are also great friends, and being great friends is one of the most important roles you have as a marriage partner. So what does it mean to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Chanukah Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/12/a-chanukah-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chanukah is the time of year where we remember that we can do anything when we try and beat all the odds. The Macabees decided that they were not going to sit still and allow their lives to be taken over by the oppressive Greeks. They decided to fight for what they believed in despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Lying To Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/12/are-you-lying-to-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/12/are-you-lying-to-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning to be a good liar is a very important skill in a marriage! But, when I say a “good” liar, I don’t mean that you are skilled at spinning in intricate web to disguise your misbehavior which will never become unraveled. In marriage you can be good by lying at the right time. True, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softly Softly</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/12/softly-softly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say that it “takes two to tango”, I have never (knowingly) tangoed so I will take their word for it. I say that it “takes two to argue,” have you ever yelled at a brick wall? It is no fun at all! We always like to blame each other for getting into a fight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choose Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/12/chose-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was preparing to teach my weekly men’s marriage class, and I came across an insightful comment in a classic Jewish source that I want to share. In the book of Proverbs it says, “Hatred stirs up strife”. The 19th century sage, the Malbim, explains that this is referring to the strife that comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complain Don’t Blame</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/11/complain-don%e2%80%99t-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/11/complain-don%e2%80%99t-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now-and-then something comes along in every relationship that bothers you and makes you unhappy, but when you start talking about it, before you know it, war has broken out! You are tense, angry and confused. You think to yourself, “Why can’t s/he understand that s/he is wrong?” I will tell you the problem. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share the Good Times</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/11/share-the-good-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If, Gd forbid, someone close to us suffers a loss, we are right there at their side, offering support and giving comfort. We would never think of turning our back and leaving them to their grief, and disappearing to take care of our own needs. And rightly so. What about in times of happiness, success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep It In The Family</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/11/keep-it-in-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best known slogans for a vacation location has to be, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” There are just some things that people don’t need to know and probably shouldn’t know! No, no, no!! I am not telling you to run off to Vegas and keep it secret from your husband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Extra Word … or Two</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/10/an-extra-word-%e2%80%a6-or-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/10/an-extra-word-%e2%80%a6-or-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Efficiency is a great thing, something to aspire for, the quicker we can get the job done the better. Corporations spend millions on consultants to tell them how to get the job done that little bit faster. All this is great if you are producing widgets, but not so great if you are working at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Really Sorry?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/10/are-you-really-sorry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sukkot starts in just a few hours and our sukkah is ready and everyone is excited for the holiday. But, before we get to that, I want to share a thought with you that I had over Yom Kippur. It was only a few days ago and we can so easily forget our insights and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Long is Happily Ever After?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/10/how-long-is-happily-ever-after/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read an article in the news about a member of the Mexico City council that is putting forward an idea that marriage licenses should only last for two years. After two years the marriage will lapse unless you request an extension. His idea is to cut down on the hassle of divorce, remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Accommodation?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/09/need-accommodation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a marriage goes well it is the source of unending pleasure, support and love. But, it doesn’t just happen by itself, you have to create it. One of the biggest keys to unlocking the door to intimacy is, accommodation. No, not where you live, learning to accommodate to each others ways of doing things. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosh HaShana is coming &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/09/rosh-hashana-is-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosh HaShana is coming in just two weeks from tonight. That means we need to get ready with our apples and honey to make sure that we have (with Gd’s help) a sweet and pleasant year. But is there anything else that we should be doing to work towards having an even sweeter and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Marriage Getting Tougher By The Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/08/is-marriage-getting-tougher-by-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/08/is-marriage-getting-tougher-by-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I tell people in my parents (and for sure grandparents) generation that I am a marriage educator and coach, I usually get the same response. Something like, “I don’t know why people need that, we never had any of that and we did OK!” So what’s the deal, were they better at marriage than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Marriage Doctor</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/08/the-marriage-doctor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our physical health is a big concern to most people. We think about what we eat and drink, go for regular check ups and at least talk about joining a gym. We have a family doctor, an eye doctor, a tooth doctor (the dentist) and even doctors for our pets. When we feel an ache or a pain we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Control of Your Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/07/take-control-of-your-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest steps you can make to elevate your marriage or relationship to higher levels of fulfillment, harmony and happiness is, to take responsibility. To take responsibility to do the right thing for your marriage, just because it is the right thing to do. We are going to give you the Dr’s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Right Eyed Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/07/have-a-right-eyed-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have two eyes to view the wonderful world around us, the same two eyes that we use to look at our partners and our marriages, the right one and the wrong one. We need both of these eyes. One is always looking to see the flaws and what needs correcting or improving, that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Adultery</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/06/emotional-adultery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/06/emotional-adultery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The seventh of the Ten Commandments is, not to commit adultery, the simple meaning is physical infidelity, and we don’t need to spend too many words describing what that means! I was thinking how is this mitzvah relevant to me and all the other monogamously married people out there. What is the Torah trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Your Own Reality</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/06/create-your-own-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you were a kid did your Mom ever tell you to be nice to your friends so they will be nice to you? It sounds simple but it is actually brilliant (as was all the other advice we didn&#8217;t appreciate at the time – maybe!). The truth is, the way that we treat people has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shortcut To A Great Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/05/the-shortcut-to-a-great-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/05/the-shortcut-to-a-great-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 02:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A great marriage happens when two people with different histories, personalities and interests commit together to learn how to live in harmony. Marriages work when men and women strive to draw closer to each other and learn how to communicate in all spheres of their relationship. We have instant access to pretty much everything we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Loved Me, You Would &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/05/if-you-loved-me-you-would/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/05/if-you-loved-me-you-would/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shockingly, many men and women, when they get into a serious relationship and married, expect that their partners will automatically and mystically know all of their needs and how to provide them. Sounds ridiculous but this comes up time and time again when we talk to people. A woman thinks to herself, “I don’t need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Avoiding Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/05/you-avoiding-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 19:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When couples stop talking to each other or they find ways to spend more and more time out of the house, working or being involved in community work, you can see that some major avoidance is going on. There is amore subtle type of avoidance that we are all guilty of at times. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Disrespecting Me?!</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/04/you-disrespecting-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/04/you-disrespecting-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever get in to a fight because you felt that you were not being spoken to respectfully? Couples can disagree about what is an appropriate way of speaking to each other, so I have a three part test that you can use to see if you are treating your partner respectfully. Would you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Happy Couple’s Secret Weapon</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/03/a-happy-couple%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/03/a-happy-couple%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many relationship skills that we need to have to make our marriages successful, enjoyable and fulfilling. Some people are natural ballroom dancers and others can paint the most life like pictures without any training, but for most of us skills take patience and effort to acquire. Prof. John Gottman talks about one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling Anger</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/02/controlling-anger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/02/controlling-anger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We taught a class recently and the topic of anger came up. One by one each couple told us that one of them got angry often and the other one was supper calm. These couples had developed a kind of survival instinct to keep them going through the outbursts, they were coping, but this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are men thinking when they buy Valentine’s gifts?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/02/what-are-men-thinking-when-they-buy-valentine%e2%80%99s-gifts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/02/what-are-men-thinking-when-they-buy-valentine%e2%80%99s-gifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, yes, I know all the women just said, “Men think!” I was listening to the radio a couple of days ago and they were talking about a study done by Professor Barber at the University of New Hampshire. He wanted to find an answer to the question, what are men thinking when they buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capture The Moment</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/02/capture-the-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I promise, just one more picture, then I won’t bother you anymore!” When we were engaged and first married we were forever taking pictures trying to capture great moments. We have pictures of our first apartment, first burnt brownies, first Shabbat table and first car. There was always something special and memorable happening that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Love</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/01/true-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ow can we know if we are experiencing love? Many people tell me that you will just know when it happens, but that leaves me feeling somewhat insecure, maybe I will never just feel it. It would be so much more comforting to know a description, so we can know what to look out for. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Not What You Say, It’s The Way That You Say It</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/01/it%e2%80%99s-not-what-you-say-it%e2%80%99s-the-way-that-you-say-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often Sharon and I speak in public, we spend many hours preparing what we are going to say to our students/audience. We write out a script, then review it, and review it again checking to see if we are really conveying the message that we want to give across. Even the commas and apostrophes; each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Someone Else’s Marriage Today</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/01/help-someone-else%e2%80%99s-marriage-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2011/01/help-someone-else%e2%80%99s-marriage-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An essential part of falling in love is thinking that this guy/girl is sooooooo special, this is when your friend tells you that they have never met anyone like him/her they are “sooooooo wonderful”. To stay in love and to hang around in a relationship, you have to maintain that feeling that you are with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Winning Attitude</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/12/the-winning-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a job where you have to work every day of the week, every week of the year, and every year for the rest of your life. Did I mention there is no pay? Any takers! Being married is the most important job that you are ever going to have. It is also the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gifted Giving</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/12/gifted-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone likes to receive gifts and no one ever says no to cash! But I’m sure you too have received some pretty useless things over the years, clothes that don’t fit, food that you don’t like or even checks that you can’t cash because Great Aunt Annie got your name wrong. Giving in the just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Travelling</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/12/time-travelling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you always thought that you need tons of money and be super wealthy to able to live in different time zones whenever you choose. It is not true! All of us can chose to live in any one of three different places and we can change our minds as often as we like, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be A Boy/Girlfriend To Be A Great Wife/Husband</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/11/be-a-boygirlfriend-to-be-a-great-wifehusband/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/11/be-a-boygirlfriend-to-be-a-great-wifehusband/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked someone during this week how their relationship is going and I was pleasantly surprised when she told that it was much better. I asked her what was making a difference and her insight was fantastic, and I am going to share it with you now. She said that she has been acting like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Set Your Spouse Up for Success</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/11/set-your-spouse-up-for-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woah!!!!!! I really learnt a lot this week. This is what happened: it was dinner time in the Shenker household and Motti turned to me and said, “Sharon, I just wanted to give you a heads up that the 8th of Kislev (Hebrew month) is coming up in a few days.” I said, “Okaaaay..?” (I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/11/trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we trust our spouses it gives us confidence that no matter what comes our way and no matter where we are, we are going to be OK. Trust allows us to be open, honest and vulnerable with each other and to share from deep within us without fear of rejection. Trust also creates a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Threads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chains do not hold a marriage together.  It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. ~ Simone Signoret (Academy Award winning actress) When lots of little things add up to make something huge that is how you build the foundations of a long lasting and loving relationship. Grand gestures are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secrets of MY Successful Marriage – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/10/the-secrets-of-my-successful-marriage-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Sharon has written her top five ideas that have helped us to have the wonderful ten year marriage that we have had so far. It is not 50/50. Being married is not the same as having a business partner. My marriage will succeed only if I make 100% of the effort that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secrets of MY successful marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/10/the-secrets-of-my-successful-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Sharon and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. Thank Gd they have been a wonderful ten years of continuously learning more about each other and how we can make each other happy. This week and next we are going to share with you our own personal thoughts about what has made our own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Happy Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/09/a-happy-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight is the start of the holiday of Sukkot which is described by our sages as the Season Of Rejoicing. The joy we are supposed to feel does not come from any grand or spectacular events (like the Exodus from Egypt) but from the awareness that we live constantly in Gd’s beautiful world and that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/09/forgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow night is Yom Kippur and Jews all over the world will be directing their hearts, minds and prayers towards Gd with a united thought; “FORGIVE ME!” We know that they way we deal with other people is the way that Gd will deal with us. When we live the concept of forgiveness and put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charity Starts At Home</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/09/charity-starts-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we have the third and final part in our mini series where we have been learning lessons for our marriages from the upcoming High Holidays. The third vital element (to join with repentance and prayer) is tzedakah – charity. Speaking of charity … the Jewish Marriage Institute’s mission is: To provide marriage education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying for your marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/09/praying-for-your-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we introduced the idea, that we can learn how to strengthen our marriages by using the same “tricks” that we have been given to strengthen our relationship with Gd. They are Teshuva, Tefila, Tzedaka – Repentance, Prayer and Charity. This week we are going to continue with some ideas on how we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons for marriage from the High Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/08/lessons-for-marriage-from-the-high-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Rosh HaShana we work on reestablishing our relationship with Gd. The month before, Elul has been spent thinking about what went wrong in the previous year, how we can fix it and how to plan for success in the coming year. In the prayer service we read the keys to success in rebuilding and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Your Differences To Grow Together</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/08/use-your-differences-to-grow-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I will meet a couple that love all the same things as each other. They read the same books, they listen to the same music and they enjoy visiting the same places, they never run out of things to do together. The other 95% of the time I meet people like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Each Other&#8217;s Biggest Fan</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/07/be-each-others-biggest-fan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who do you idolize? Think of your (sorry to be crass) favorite pin up, singer, politician, activist, hero etc. You think they are amazing because they are very talented at something. Our job as a wife/husband is to be the loudest cheer leader for our spouse. This means that no matter what, we are supporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back and Going Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/07/looking-back-and-going-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you kick back at the end of the day with your cup of coffee or class of scotch and think about your day, are filled with contentment or regret? At the end of a successful day we might stop and appreciate all the blessings that we have. A loving family, spouse and kids. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Stay Cool, Calm and Collected</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/07/how-to-stay-cool-calm-and-collected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s really hot outside. The highs for Los Angeles today are at 98 degrees. We are in the middle of a heat wave!!!! How can I get into that hot car again????? But I have to, carpool, errands and work beckon! I am 100% committed to being there for my kids, my colleagues and my home, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Safe Haven</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/07/create-a-safe-haven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[safe haven noun area free from danger, area free from harm, place of safety Something we all want for our homes (and our marriages) is for them to be a safe haven that is protected from craziness, commotion and turmoil. Life is demanding and stressful, all day someone wants something from you and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Your Partner Like You Love Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/07/love-your-partner-like-you-love-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jewish approach to all relationships is that we have to teach ourselves to love our friends / neighbors / co-workers, and even in-laws, like we love ourselves. But if you can’t do it in your marriage, then the rest is worth very little. We speak to each other all of the time, think for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Time</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/06/quality-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would like a vacation? Anyone want to go to a spa? How about paid leave from work so the two of you can go on a romantic getaway, to a resort where other people cater to your every need? I think it sounds great!!! It sounds great because life is a busy, crazy, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage: It&#8217;s a skill</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/06/marriage-its-a-skill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has skills, things that they have learnt how to do. No one is born knowing how to whistle, flip pancakes, drive a car or even read emails. Skills are things that you have to learn and then practice to become good at. Marriage is also a skill, it is not something that most people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Open And Be Successful</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/05/be-open-and-be-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest reasons that people don’t achieve the fullest potential in their marriages, is because they bottle up their feelings. They pretend that what just happened was no-big-deal – but it REALLY was. When you are hurt you need to express it, otherwise resentment, anger and distance grows develops between the two of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marital Mind Reading &#8211; A Love Hate Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/05/marital-mind-reading-a-love-hate-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 05:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“S/He should have known that I wanted to leave here 30 minutes ago, s/he doesn’t care what I want.” Wow !! Let’s unravel that destructive thought process. First, our imaginary friend is telling themselves that their partner should have read my mind and been more sensitive to me. If that wasn’t bad enough, part two says, but I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YOU don&#8217;t need to fix it</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/05/you-dont-need-to-fix-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 19:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know the expression “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But what if it is broke (or broken as we say in England) are you allowed to fix it then? Our partners have flaws, weaknesses and do things wrong and it drives us crazy. “If only you would listen to me / do what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words From The Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/05/words-from-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone wants to know THE secret to a great marriage. Well, here it is …. there isn’t one. There is no secret formula we are all so different and the challenges and victories that we experience span a wider spectrum than any one person could imagine. There are some great tips that will work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Listening To Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/04/are-you-listening-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you asked that question to your husband or wife? You know the scenario. It’s the end of the day, you come in from work and want to tell them about your day, or to ask for their help with something, or to remind them that you going to your mother for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage &#8211; A Great Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/04/marriage-a-great-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriage is full of great opportunities. It is an opportunity to enjoy companionship, love and meaning. It is also a fantastic opportunity to develop our weaker character traits. Rabbi Pliskin in his book “Marriage” singles out the trait of patience as the one that we get to practice all the time! Let me ask you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Similarity = Compatibility &#8230; or does it?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/04/similarity-compatibility-or-does-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/04/similarity-compatibility-or-does-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couples often think that they have to like and do the same things as each other if they are going to stay together happily, or they will just drift apart and fall out or love. In other words it is what you have in common that will keep you together. Even “eHarmony” matches you over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be A Professional</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/03/be-a-professional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/03/be-a-professional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you bought a marriage book or took a marriage class together?! 1951!?*! If you are a lawyer, a doctor, a secretary, a fashion stylist, or a parent, and you want to succeed at you have to keep learning. To be good at your job you need to always be developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let It Go</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/03/let-it-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/03/let-it-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letting go lets you go free. Bearing a grudge drags you down and messes with the most important relationships you have. You can do it, and it is a mitzvah (commandment) too. Everyone messes up and everyone (even me and you) has flaws or annoying habits. Accepting them and moving on is one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Marriage Ref</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/the-marriage-ref/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/the-marriage-ref/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a new TV show starting here in America called “The Marriage Ref”. Here is what the website says: “Married life takes center stage as celebrities, comedians and sports stars candidly comment, judge and decide who&#8217;s right and who&#8217;s wrong in real-life disputes between real-life spouses.” What do you think, does this sound like a good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Giving Me Attitude?!</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/you-giving-me-attitude/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/you-giving-me-attitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your attitude is your biggest strength in your marriage. Your attitude towards your spouse, yourself and the craziness that is going on all around you is the biggest factor in the success of your relationship. Attitude #1 – Hide under the rock. Marriage is a bumpy road to happiness and greatness, but if you choose to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Priority #1</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/priority-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/02/priority-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you feeling brave? When was the last time that you and your spouse checked that your priorities were compatible? Are you sure you are feeling brave? Then try the following eye opening exercise. Each of you list your top five priorities in life and then list what you think your spouse would say your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You NAG !?!?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/01/do-you-nag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/01/do-you-nag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lets define &#8230; do you constantly suggest or remind your spouse to do something?  Women nag about things they want their husband to do, and men are usually &#8216;after the fact&#8217; naggers, telling their wives that they spent to much, or they were not friendly to his mother! Nagging usually happens when we have a higher standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empathy &#8211; Showing that you care</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/01/empathy-showing-that-you-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2010/01/empathy-showing-that-you-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Showing empathy says, &#8220;I care enough about you to take the time to understand your feelings.&#8221; Giving someone empathy is better than giving charity or doing a chessed (an act of kindness). Charity is just with your money, a chesed requires that you get more involved but it still stays external to you. Empathy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/real-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/real-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we took our kids ice-skating (by the beach – this is LA!), and for the first time we got skates for our youngest boy who is only three years old. He was having a great time trying to figure out what to do and was really becoming confident. I was left with a dilemma. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arrghhh!! I’m too stressed out!</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/arrghhh-i%e2%80%99m-too-stressed-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/arrghhh-i%e2%80%99m-too-stressed-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress can be a big part of our lives. It comes in many forms and affects our ability to function. There are three types of stress: Stress can come from events we see coming, like starting a new job or the birth of a baby. It can come out of nowhere like losing your job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Blame &#8230; Take Responsibilty</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/dont-blame-take-responsibilty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/12/dont-blame-take-responsibilty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We live in a world of blame. We blame the spouse for a bad day, the traffic for being late, and computer games for overweight children. In our world of blame, a packet of peanuts must clearly say, ‘may contain nuts’, and hot drink cups say, ‘caution: contents may be hot’, because rather than take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is it OK to express your negative feelings?</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/when-is-it-ok-to-express-your-negative-feelings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/when-is-it-ok-to-express-your-negative-feelings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest questions we face as married men and women is “when to keep quiet and when to let it out?” Clearly we can’t talk about everything and we also can’t talk about nothing, so what is the right thing to do? There are times when it is both necessary and helpful to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage &#8211; A Team Sport</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/marriage-a-team-sport/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/marriage-a-team-sport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the key ingredients of a successful marriage is remembering that you are on the same team. When Gd arranges the marriage of Adam and Eve He says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) Two important phrases in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Romance</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/jewish-romance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/jewish-romance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cupid is a nice guy, but there is no place for him in the Jewish view of love. Romance is far too important to be left to the little cherub with the mis-firing bow-and-arrow who haphazardly shoots his arrows and makes people fall in love. Jewish romance and love is never left to chance. Show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Don&#8217;t Have To Be Right To Be Right</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/you-dont-have-to-be-right-to-be-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/11/you-dont-have-to-be-right-to-be-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was out the other day and I heard a women say to her husband, “I have to get home now because I would like to make you that casserole dish you love. It takes an hour and I want to have plenty of time.” I thought “ahhh that’s thoughtful,” but I couldn’t believe what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Has Something To Say</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/everyone-has-something-to-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/everyone-has-something-to-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people never stop talking and some people just don’t say enough and most of us rarely say what we mean! From out of all the chitter chatter in a relationship the types of conversation can be broken down into just three types. Everyone does them all and we need to be doing them all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Control &#8211; Of Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/take-control-of-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/take-control-of-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Emotional maturity and emotional intelligence are essential ingredients in every relationship, by getting in control of them you will make huge steps to improving the atmosphere in your home. A great first step is to take control of you moods, you spouse or partner does not need to have a lousy evening because you had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember You are Married to the Greatest Guy/Girl Around</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/remember-you-are-married-to-the-greatest-guygirl-around/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/remember-you-are-married-to-the-greatest-guygirl-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our marriages we have thousands of things to enjoy and celebrate about our husbands or wives, we just have to take the time to learn about them and to notice them. When we were dating and first married I am sure that you thought that your partner was the greatest, most wonderful and caring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sense of Security</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/10/a-sense-of-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A feeling of security and stability is one of the most important factors is making any relationship or marriage last forever. Building an environment of trust and security in your home means “creating a safe emotional space for your spouse where he/she is not afraid to express his/her feelings and opinions.” When you feel secure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgive and Be Forgiven</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/09/forgive-and-be-forgiven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our relationships and marriages give us priceless joy and fulfillment but also leave us open to pain and sadness. At some time we all suffer some hurt in from our partners, it may be from discovering we were lied to or simply if they do not treat our feelings with enough sensitivity. At the time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Vision for Your Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/09/making-a-vision-for-your-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/09/making-a-vision-for-your-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To be successful at anything you have to know where you are heading. A marriage needs a vision just like a business needs a mission statement. Here is a step by step plan to get you and your marriage on track. (This is an excerpt from a longer class, please contact us at the Jewish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Settle for the Best</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/04/how-to-stay-in-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little boy named Johnny was playing marbles in his front yard. His uncle drove up and decided to play with the boy for a few minutes. Then the uncle reached into his pocket and pulled out a dime and a dollar. &#8220;Johnny,&#8221; he asked, &#8220;would you like a dime today or a dollar next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishmarriageinstitute.com/2009/04/separate-your-events-from-your-emotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily life involves thousands of expectations; so much so that we get used to having them constantly met, but if the gap between our expectations and the reality we find ourselves living in grows – that is when the challenge of disappointment begins. If we make an effort to keep our expectations reasonable, then it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jewish View on Marital Intimacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Jewish thought marital intimacy exists to create “an intellectual, physical and emotional unity between a husband and wife”. It is the way to form the deepest possible connection between a married couple spiritually and physically. The Torah, when it talks about the first ever couple, Adam and Eve (and by the way the sages [...]]]></description>
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