Saturday, June 17, 2023

Kavod Ha-Jill

In a much publicized climax of a rousing speech on gun control, Joe Biden said "God save the Queen, man". 

Bizarre. 

My pshat: Joe sees himself as King and Rebbetzin Jill as Queen. I mean, America doesn't really have a King and Queen so they are closest thing to it. So it was a bracha and show of respect to his wife. 

בבא מציעא נט - אמר רבי חלבו: “לעולם יהא אדם זהיר בכבוד אשתו שאין הברכה מצויה בתוך ביתו של אדם אלא בשביל אשתו