Intermarriage--What Can Righteous Jewish Women Teach Us About It? (5 minutes)
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Transcript
0:02You guys ever heard the story of Sulika? You've heard every story, so I can't give you any new ones. When I ask these questions, it's not for you. In Morocco, it's a true story. There were times when there was a lot of anti-Semitism, and they would want us to marry them. The Moroccans were very, very strong in their religion. very strong, close to Hashem, and sacrificed their life for Hashem. And there was a woman named Sol Hachuel, that the prince wanted to marry her, and she said, I can't, I cannot marry you, I'm Jewish and you're not. Under no condition will I let you marry me. After several requests, she refused, the prince got embarrassed, or the king got embarrassed, and said, okay,
1:30Until she says, stop, I want to marry him, or she dies. And the whole city sees that no one goes against the kingdom. And that's what they did. And before they told the horse to go, they said, do you have any last requests? And she says, yes. I would like to get pins. Pins. I'm asking, pins? Yes, I'd like to get pins. So they gave her a bunch of pins, laughing at this woman. I mean, usually, people ask as a last request, they'll ask for a steak, they'll ask for mercy, they'll ask for another chance, they'll ask for all types of things, but pins? This was a first. And Solika HaTzadeket takes the pins,
2:32and takes her dress and she puts the pins through the dress and through her skin to make sure that her modesty isn't compromised and no part of her body is exposed while she's being dragged by a horse. people around her think she's behaving irrationally. She really is a Nusa. She doesn't have to do that. But the modesty is already part of her. Why? Because modesty for a woman is the key to connection with Hashem. Key. Modesty in prayer. And so they do it. And they go. And they drag Sulika. And after a few moments she screams, stop! Stop! She really is an anusa. She doesn't have to do that. But the modesty is already part of her. Why? Because modesty for a woman is the key to connection with Hashem. Key. Modesty in prayer. And so they do it, and they go, and they drag Sulika. And after a few moments, she screams, "Stop! Stop!"
3:57So everyone thinks, oh, okay, she came back to her senses. She doesn't want to continue being dragged in blood everywhere. So they stopped the horse. They said, okay, are you ready to marry the king? She says, no, absolutely not, chas v'shalom. So they ask, why did you say stop? I had to fix the pins and put them even deeper. And they dragged her until she died. The Rashash, Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, was faced with the Yemenite king who wanted to marry his daughter, but ultimately, the king respected Rabbi Shalom Sharabi's wishes. Lashash said, absolutely not. You can never marry my daughter. We are from two different nations. It can never be. He says, but I'm the king. I can do whatever I want. He says, yes, but it can never be. The king insists, but I can do whatever I want. He says, yes, but the Creator will never let it happen. And the king says, let me show you. And they forced this poor daughter of Lashash to get dressed.
5:20and get ready to marry the Gentile king. And as soon as she walked into the hall, the first step into the hall, she fell down and died. True story. It wasn't her fault though. No. And the Rosh Yeshiva comes to the king and he says, I told you, HaShem will never let it happen.
