Episode 3: Providing a Wife All of Her Needs
What does a husband really owe his wife?
The Torah obligates a husband to provide "she'er" for his wife. Rashi says food — but the Ramban reveals something far deeper: a husband must provide all of his wife's needs, including her emotional and spiritual ones. Rabbi Klapper shows how a man can technically fulfill his obligations in the coldest, most detached way and still be "yotzei" — and yet be quietly destroying his wife. Without that deeper connection, the mitzvah has missed its entire point.
Through the famous story of Rabbi Akiva, who longed to give his penniless wife a golden…
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