Our patriarch Yaakov desired to marry Rachel but wound up first marrying Leah.
Who was his intended soul-mate? Identifying one's "bashert" is often not so simple.
The first five of this week's articles delve into the crucial subject of soul-mates and marriage,
the middle three of them from the perspective of Kabbalah teachings on reincarnation.
(For more about the 3rd article, see Dedication below.)
This is the first full week of the Jewish month of Kislev, the subject of the 6th article.