bayit

And this new, joint entity can become the resting place for the Divine Presence in this world. Indeed "bayit," the Hebrew word for "home," is the same word used for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the

Aish.com 2010

And this new, joint entity can become the resting place for the Divine Presence in this world. Indeed "bayit," the Hebrew word for "home," is the same word used for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, where the

Aish.com 2010

Esth. 2: 7 states: “Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter [literally: took her le-vat],” which the midrash understands as: Mordecai took her le-bayit, that is, as a wife (BT Megillah loc. cit.).

Esther: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

We would discuss the Torah portion about shalom bayit peace in the home, and, chagrined but hopeful, the girls would ask how they might make amends for their crappy attitudes, lack of gratitude, and laziness.

The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

I tell parents who are frustrated by persistent rudeness about the concept of shalom bayit, peace in the home.

The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

According to Jewish teachings, maintaining shalom bayit is your responsibility, and enjoying shalom bayit is your right.

The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010

The Sages saw shelom bayit (domestic peace) as a supreme value.

Marriage. 2009

Amram remarried Jochebed in a public celebration with all possible pomp and ceremony: he sat her in a palanquin, Aaron and Miriam danced before her, and the ministering angels proclaimed (Ps. 113: 9): “He sets the childless woman [akeret ha-bayit] among her household as a happy mother of children.”

Miriam: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009

Finkelstein suggests that there should be a mediator in each case who would decide whether there is any possibility of shelom bayit.

Legal-Religious Status of the Married Woman. leBeit Yoreh 2009

Amram heeded his daughter, and returned to his wife, whom he remarried in a public celebration with all possible pomp and ceremony: he sat her in a palanquin, Aaron and Miriam danced before her, and the ministering angels proclaimed (Ps. 113: 9): “He sets the childless woman [akeret ha-bayit] among her household as a happy mother of children.”

Jochebed: Midrash and Aggadah. 2009