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Jewish Marriage Secret #5 - boundaries

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Rabbi Josh Zebberman

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Jewish marriage secret number five, boundaries in opposite genders is very important. So if you're a husband, you have to have appropriate boundaries in hanging out with other women. And if you're a wife, you have to have appropriate boundaries in hanging out with other men. A lot of issues can be avoided if we have appropriate boundaries. In Jewish law and tradition, we call this the laws of Yehood, the laws of seclusion. A man is never secluded alone together with another woman who's not his wife. And a woman is never secluded and together alone with another man who's not her husband. Because being alone together shapes intimacy. And we reserve that for the right person at the right