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Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the tension between togetherness and personal space at the heart of every marriage and reveals the dance between these two polarities.

Rabbi Harvey Belovski discovers the tension between togetherness and personal space at the heart of every marriage and reveals the dance between these two polarities.

Having been married to his wife for twenty eight years, and now with seven children, Harvey looks back at the ups and downs of his own relationship and is slightly uncomfortable that it has taken him so long to work out the simple truth that a relationship is strengthened and nurtured by the differences between a couple - and that partnership comes from opposition.

Harvey also realises that in order to love one's partner as they are, rather than as we'd like them to be, we need to have a clear sense of who we are ourselves. He concludes, "I'm evolving towards a position in which a secure relationship allows and encourages considerable space for individual growth. This is not purely to avoid smothering one's partner, but to nurture a healthy and mature relationship." His journey of discovery is illustrated with readings from Alain de Botton, Khalil Gibran and Eric Fromm, along with the music of Billy Joel, Liszt and Brahms.

Presenter: Harvey Belovski
Producer: Michael Wakelin
A TBI production for 成人快手 Radio 4.

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Aug 2021 23:30

Music Played

  • Yosef Moshe Kahana

    Nigun Rikud (Viznitz)

    • Purim Tis 2.
    • Lchaim Music.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102, II. Andante

    Performer: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • Brahms: Double Concerto.
    • Parlophone Records.
  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraum No. 3 in A Flat Major

    Performer: Jorge Bolet.
    • Liszt, Liebestraum - Favourite Piano Works.
    • Decca Music Group Limited.
  • Billy Joel

    Just the Way You Are

    • The Stranger.
    • Sony.
  • Neshama Carlebach

    Asher Bara

    • Journey.
    • Sojourn Records.
  • Oneg Shemesh Band

    Carlebach Wedding Medley

    • Bring Us Together.
    • Oneg Shemesh Band.
  • Aram Khachaturian

    Masquerade - Ballet Suite, 1. Waltz

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Khachaturian, Piano Concerto/Violin Concerto.
    • Decca Music Group Limited.

Readings


Title: The Course of Love

Author: Alain de Botton

Publisher: Penguin

Title: Genesis, 2:18

Author: Translation adapted by Harvey Belovski

Title: Ba鈥檃lei Ha-Nefesh

Author: Rabbi Abraham Ben David, translation adapted by Harvey Belovski

Title: The Prophet

Author: Kahlil Gibran

Publisher: Penguin

Title: Erich Fromm听听听听

Author: The Art of Loving

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Title: Hamlet. Act 1, Scene 3

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Penguin

Title: Jewish Wedding Blessing

Author: Translation by Harvey Belovski

Title: The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved

Author: Matthew Kelly

Publisher: Simon & Schuster


Today鈥檚 programme was presented by Harvey Belovski

The producer was Michael Wakelin


Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Aug 2018 06:05
  • Sun 12 Aug 2018 23:30
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 06:05
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 23:30