10/17/26 – Shiur 579 – What’s the right age to date and get married?

Why does the Mishnah say בן שמונה עשרה לחופה? Is 18 an ideal age or a requirement?How do we reconcile the different ages for marriage mentioned by Chazal and the Poskim?What should a young man have in place before getting married - Torah learning, parnassah, and emotional maturity?Are the considerations for girls different from those for boys?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Yitzchok Silber – Posek, Rav at the Mir Yeshiva, author, and expert on shidduchim and Shalom Bayis – 5:20with Yehuda Geberer – historian specializing in Jewish history and the history of Jewish communities – 38:57with Mrs. Chana Levitan – couples’ therapist, lecturer, and author with over 30 years of experience – 1:00:58with Dr. Yaakov Freedman – psychiatrist specializing in mental health and the Orthodox Jewish community – 1:29:26

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:40:15

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