The Talmud emphasizes the importance of treating one’s wife with respect, noting that a woman’s tears are powerful and God listens to them. It suggests that a man’s household is blessed because of his wife. (Baba Mezia 59a)
In the biblical ritual for a woman suspected of infidelity (Numbers 5:23), a priest writes oaths, then erases them in water, which the woman drinks to prove her innocence. If guilty, she suffers harm; if innocent, her fertility increases.
Erasing God’s name is usually forbidden in Judaism. Sacred texts with God’s name must be treated with reverence and cannot be casually discarded. Once unusable, they are stored respectfully.
The Torah allows the erasure of God’s name for the sake of marital harmony. Ancient sages explain that God values peace between a husband and wife so much that He permits His name to be erased for reconciliation (Sifre 17).
In Judaism, “shalom bayit” signifies peace at home, prioritized even over religious decrees. God places a higher importance on maintaining a harmonious marriage than on the inviolability of His name.
Source: “The First Fruits of Zion”, http://www.ffoz.org/ – Magazine “Vinogradnik”, 8-9, 2011, pp. 6-7.













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