TESTIMONIALS

“Sure, love and [intimacy] should ideally go together, but this intriguing book makes the undeniable case that they’re not identical. Rabbi Eliezer Medwed shows that true intimacy involves far more than physical passion.”

“Wonderful… I trust it will be a great success.”

“I applaud Rabbi Medwed’s approach to defining and building healthy marital relationships. To define intimacy by way of creating an emotional, physical and spiritual connection between a man and woman empowers the couple with the potential to experience ultimate satisfaction. He gives men the necessary tools to be upstanding partners as well as guiding them to focusing on the importance of meeting women’s needs as essential to marriage.”

“Little in the Jewish worldview is more important than the fusion of husband and wife, existing as it does, as a symbolic representation of our link to God Himself. Much of the wisdom in Rabbi Eliezer Medwed’s beguiling volume has its roots in the emphasis the Torah places on that connection…”

“Mrs. Medwed, I just wanted to thank you. I’ve never contacted an author before but your recent article made such and impact on me, I just had to let you know. It was a novel approach that ‘spoke’ to me; giving me the tools and inspiration to make my marriage even better.”

“I’ve recently read the book “Together [We Are] One: Making Marriage Work” by R’ Eliezer Medwed. A fellow congregant handed a copy to me to see if I’d find a howler or two and wittily eviscerate the book, but to their and my astonishment, I had a “Mikey likes it” moment, and found the chapter I read both sensible and inspiring, so I went out and bought the book myself.

“You really helped me. My wife and I have good communication. But, about once a month, we’ll be speaking and it’s like we’re lightyears apart. I’ll say something and she’ll say something and I’m wondering if we’re in the same room, let alone talking about the same topic. We had one of those moments this week, and, as I was feeling my frustration level rise, for some reason, what you said in class popped into my mind. As I stood there, I kept reminding myself what you said and it worked. I started to see she’s coming from her own perspective – and I could respect that – and the frustration dissipated. Amazing!”

“I have sat in Rabbi Medwed’s live classes and read his books. They are all interesting, entertaining and relatable. He portrays the beauty of marriage…”

I am a professional engineer and sole parent of five young adults. Two of my children have suffered severe long-term mental health problems. The standard approved methods – psychiatrists, medications etc. – instead of helping my children had failed them terribly. None of these approaches were working.

For over 15 years my son had been receiving treatment from a government approved, professional mental disorder treatment facility. Despite this ‘support,’ my son had been hospitalized multiple times for mental disorders. Each time he was medicated against his will and suffered even greater depression, hallucinations etc. A one-time President’s Scholar in high school, his life was a wreck. After prescribing more than twenty-five different mind and mood-altering drugs over the years, a number of specialists, including their top psychiatrist, determined that his disorder was incurable. As you can imagine, our suffering – family, parents and patient – was immense and tearing us apart.

With nothing to lose, I opted to try an alternative method – get my son to speak to Rabbi Eliezer Medwed. He and his wife have over thirty years experience with Trauma therapy, depression, addictions, abuse, suicidal youth… It took time and coaxing; my son had little confidence nor desire to try another approach. With no small amount of hesitation, and little to hope for, my son finally agreed to meet him. Their meeting would change our lives forever.

Within 5 weeks – that’s neither misprint nor exaggeration – the Rabbi and Rebbetzin stabilized my son, identified real issues, and developed an effective strategy for him to deal with his situation. For the first time in nearly two decades my son had people who sincerely believed in him and gave him hope and a goal to live for. He was weaned from many of the medications that kidnapped his personality and denied him his life. From that miraculous beginning, we witnessed incredible improvement. It wasn’t always smooth or painless; more like a bullish stock market trending upward even though each day brought its own reality… but there was growth and he was succeeding. Soon, my son was able to realize a dream he thought passed him by long ago. He applied to college, was accepted and began studying for a career in the field of his choice. He moved into his own apartment, and began dealing with and resolving numerous life issues – often, by himself – and, in some cases, even more effectively than the average ‘healthy’ person.

I am a professional engineer and sole parent of five young adults. Two of my children have suffered severe long-term mental health problems. The standard approved methods – psychiatrists, medications etc. – instead of helping my children had failed them terribly. None of these approaches were working.

For over 15 years my son had been receiving treatment from a government approved, professional mental disorder treatment facility. Despite this ‘support,’ my son had been hospitalized multiple times for mental disorders. Each time he was medicated against his will and suffered even greater depression, hallucinations etc. A one-time President’s Scholar in high school, his life was a wreck. After prescribing more than twenty-five different mind and mood-altering drugs over the years, a number of specialists, including their top psychiatrist, determined that his disorder was incurable. As you can imagine, our suffering – family, parents and patient – was immense and tearing us apart.

With nothing to lose, I opted to try an alternative method – get my son to speak to Rabbi Eliezer Medwed. He and his wife have over thirty years experience with Trauma therapy, depression, addictions, abuse, suicidal youth… It took time and coaxing; my son had little confidence nor desire to try another approach. With no small amount of hesitation, and little to hope for, my son finally agreed to meet him. Their meeting would change our lives forever.

Within 5 weeks – that’s neither misprint nor exaggeration – the Rabbi and Rebbetzin stabilized my son, identified real issues, and developed an effective strategy for him to deal with his situation. For the first time in nearly two decades my son had people who sincerely believed in him and gave him hope and a goal to live for. He was weaned from many of the medications that kidnapped his personality and denied him his life. From that miraculous beginning, we witnessed incredible improvement. It wasn’t always smooth or painless; more like a bullish stock market trending upward even though each day brought its own reality… but there was growth and he was succeeding. Soon, my son was able to realize a dream he thought passed him by long ago. He applied to college, was accepted and began studying for a career in the field of his choice. He moved into his own apartment, and began dealing with and resolving numerous life issues – often, by himself – and, in some cases, even more effectively than the average ‘healthy’ person.

Recognizing that my son was in such capable hands, I asked Mrs. Medwed to help my daughter, who was very troubled, had attempted suicide and found herself in an extremely difficult situation.

Rebbetzin Sara quickly developed a genuinely warm and caring rapport with my daughter and was able to identify real issues and their causes, provide sound advice and good strategy in a very short time. We witnessed a second miracle – whose fruits we’ve been reaping the past two years. It is evident that the Rebbetzin sowed seeds of wisdom in my daughter and she was able to run with them.

In short, Rabbi Eliezer and Rebbetzin Sara care about their patients as people, develop sincere trust and get deeply involved in turning bad situations into very positive outcomes.”

“I have sat in Rabbi Medwed’s live classes and read his books. They are all interesting, entertaining and relatable. He portrays the beauty of marriage…”

“You really helped me. My wife and I have good communication. But, about once a month, we’ll be speaking and it’s like we’re lightyears apart. I’ll say something and she’ll say something and I’m wondering if we’re in the same room, let alone talking about the same topic. We had one of those moments this week, and, as I was feeling my frustration level rise, for some reason, what you said in class popped into my mind. As I stood there, I kept reminding myself what you said and it worked. I started to see she’s coming from her own perspective – and I could respect that – and the frustration dissipated. Amazing!”