A person who has difficulty finding a marriage partner should recite “The Song at the Sea” (Exodus 15:1-19) with concentration.

Reciting the Sanctification of the New Moon is a segulah for finding one’s match. This is hinted at by the Hebrew word for moon—LeVaNaH—which is spelled with the first letters of “B’tulah Ni’sait L’yom Har’ve’ee (A virgin marries on the fourth day of the week)” (Ketuvot 2a; see Glossary, “B”).

A person gains prosperity and blessing by taking a Torah scholar as his son-in-law.

Taking a Torah scholar as one’s son-in-law saves a person from the punishment he deserves for giving harmful advice to a fellow Jew.

Taking a Torah scholar as one’s son-in-law brings to the appointment of proper judges.

A person who has difficulty finding a marriage partner should recite the Torah section about the Temple sacrifices brought by the princes of the twelve tribes (Numbers 7).

The pairing of potential marriage partners, even if only discussed and never actualized, is also from Heaven. Mere suggestion of the match has an effect on each of the potential partners.

The veil used to cover a bride before the ceremony carries with it a blessing for children.

Through prayer a person can exchange the marriage partner decreed for him in heaven.

When a husband and wife are careful not to share sleeping quarters with another couple, even for one night, they merit having Kohanim and prestigious individuals for sons-in-law.

When a widower remarries, his first wife suffers in the grave.