10/17/26 – Shiur 579 – What’s the right age to date and get married?
From Halacha Headlines by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.
- Published: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:31:46 -0400
- Duration: 1:46:54
- Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5cz5ac5rt9zp67wx/Headlines_10-17-26.mp3
- Page: http://podcast.headlinesbook.com/e/101726-%e2%80%93-shiur-579-%e2%80%93-what-s-the-right-age-to-date-and-get-married/
- TorahApp: https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_headlines?e=headlinesbook.podbean.com%2F3e50e1cd-c216-358d-bb6c-a3fbd17edd4d
Why does the Mishnah say בן שמונה עשרה לחופה? Is 18 an ideal age or a requirement? How do we reconcile the different ages for marriage mentioned by Chazal and the Poskim? What should a young man have in place before getting married - Torah learning, parnassah, and emotional maturity? Are the considerations for girls different from those for boys?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Yitzchok Silber – Posek, Rav at the Mir Yeshiva, author, and expert on shidduchim and Shalom Bayis – 5:20 with Yehuda Geberer – historian specializing in Jewish history and the history of Jewish communities – 38:57 with Mrs. Chana Levitan – couples’ therapist, lecturer, and author with over 30 years of experience – 1:00:58 with Dr. Yaakov Freedman – psychiatrist specializing in mental health and the Orthodox Jewish community – 1:29:26
Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:40:15