“ So the solution to poverty due to having too many children is to marry them off earlier so they start having more children earlier and have less education. By the way who is supporting the new couple? ”

“ According to the Shulchan Aruch, Even Huezer Siman Alef Sief Gimel, the Mitzve Min Hamuvchar is to get married by the age of 13. If boys would be married at a young age, they would be prevented from committing terrible sins that are unfortunately committed by most teenagers. Of course there are those who stick their head in the sand and deny it, but lets not fool ourselves. I hope parents would come to their senses and marry off their childred at the youngest age possible. ”

“ According to the Shulchan Aruch, Even Huezer Siman Alef Sief Gimel, the Mitzve Min Hamuvchar is to get married by the age of 13. If boys would be married at a young age, they would be prevented from committing terrible sins that are unfortunately committed by most teenagers. Of course there are those who stick their head in the sand and deny it, but lets not fool ourselves. I hope parents would come to their senses and marry off their childred at the youngest age possible. ”

“ idiots like this guy,give judaism a black eye,any parent who would marry off their daughter under the age of consent which is 18,should be given a long prison sentence for child abuse,and the idiot who married her,should be locked up for statutory rape ”

“ According to the Shulchan Aruch, Even Huezer Siman Alef Sief Gimel, the Mitzve Min Hamuvchar is to get married by the age of 13. If boys would be married at a young age, they would be prevented from committing terrible sins that are unfortunately committed by most teenagers. Of course there are those who stick their head in the sand and deny it, but lets not fool ourselves. I hope parents would come to their senses and marry off their childred at the youngest age possible. ”

“ marrying at an early age is ok if you can support youreself but we know most cannot even in the animal kingdom they dont have offsprings until they have enough food to feed them its a kal vehoimer that humans are much more intelligent and refrain until they can supprt a family so #11 youre writing is nonsensical you write without thinking it through without seihel just to write di shoite vus di bist ”

“ According to the Shulchan Aruch, Even Huezer Siman Alef Sief Gimel, the Mitzve Min Hamuvchar is to get married by the age of 13. If boys would be married at a young age, they would be prevented from committing terrible sins that are unfortunately committed by most teenagers. Of course there are those who stick their head in the sand and deny it, but lets not fool ourselves. I hope parents would come to their senses and marry off their childred at the youngest age possible. ”

“ We have a Torah and Shulchan Aruch. We should not be smarter then the Eibershter. ”

“ The "age of consent" is not a a universal reality. It is whatever age local authority or custom says it is. In the U.S., the age of consent varies from state to state from as low as 14 years for a girl and 16 for a boy (Ok, partial consent. Marriage at 14 is legal with parental consent) to 18 years for both.

Having clarified that, I agree with poster #12 and others who correctly point out that lowering the mariage age of poor people to alleviate poverty is breathtakingly absurd. Whenever we Jews try to congratulate ourselves on our intellect, we should also reflect on the incredibly stupid among us. ”

“ According to the Shulchan Aruch, Even Huezer Siman Alef Sief Gimel, the Mitzve Min Hamuvchar is to get married by the age of 13. If boys would be married at a young age, they would be prevented from committing terrible sins that are unfortunately committed by most teenagers. Of course there are those who stick their head in the sand and deny it, but lets not fool ourselves. I hope parents would come to their senses and marry off their childred at the youngest age possible. ”

“ What happens when the young married women grows up and realizes that she wants an education and a job and other things as other women do OUTSIDE the home?? Women mature faster than men!! It is common knowledge!! What happens then?? To the husband, kids?? She is not going to be happy scrubbing and washing floors all day every day and changing diapers and being a cook. She will want more from life. She probably will find it if she has no education she will look for it!! You cannot keep her in the dark for long!! I hope VIN posts this! ”

“ R u jewish by any chance?? You don't believe that its a mitzva to have as many children possible?? ”

“ The full article says that early marriage will stop rape and keep young people from hanging out at clubs. Problem: Young people who are prone to rape and want to hang out at clubs are too immature for marriage! ”

“ The halacha is like the shulchan aruch. And if you say people lived only till 35 then.your nuts.and to all you atheists who worry about supporting the babies,move to china and only have 2 babies to save money ”

“ You can't have a different age for "poor' and one for "rich"-what is the cut-off $$ ? ”

“ The Rabbi was quoted as saying that the girls can be a burden to the household. Children a burden? I thought that frum people considered children a Brocha, a treasure from Hashem? Learn something everyday. ”

“ What happens when the young married women grows up and realizes that she wants an education and a job and other things as other women do OUTSIDE the home?? Women mature faster than men!! It is common knowledge!! What happens then?? To the husband, kids?? She is not going to be happy scrubbing and washing floors all day every day and changing diapers and being a cook. She will want more from life. She probably will find it if she has no education she will look for it!! You cannot keep her in the dark for long!! I hope VIN posts this! ”

“ We have a Torah and Shulchan Aruch. We should not be smarter then the Eibershter. ”

“ The halacha is like the shulchan aruch. And if you say people lived only till 35 then.your nuts.and to all you atheists who worry about supporting the babies,move to china and only have 2 babies to save money ”

“ R u jewish by any chance?? You don't believe that its a mitzva to have as many children possible?? ”

“ Who cares what she wants? Since when do we live our lives according to what WE want? We do what Hashem wants, period. Everything went into the toilet when women started leaving the homes. ”

“ R u jewish by any chance?? You don't believe that its a mitzva to have as many children possible?? ”

“ The Torah law is rather clear - getting married young is considered ideal. As young as 13 for a boy, and as young as 12 (or even younger, in theory) for a girl. Obviously, in today's day and age this is not usually feasible (never mind that it is illegal in most jurisdictions), but to dismiss someone out of hand for suggesting that boys and girls marry in their mid-teens is contrary to the Torah. Instead of trying to squeeze your worldview into the Torah, how about reconsidering your own misconceptions? A 25-year-old is not fundamentally more suited for marriage than is a 15-year-old. ”

“ Who cares what she wants? Since when do we live our lives according to what WE want? We do what Hashem wants, period. Everything went into the toilet when women started leaving the homes. ”

“ Lets recap recent articles and laws trying to be passed in Israel. First article claims women are a distraction for male drivers, therefore, women should not be allowed to drive. Next article written was about a women sent to jail for wanting the Kosel to be available to all women for davening. Now an ariticle refering to our daughters as "burdens" and to marry them off at 13. Im not a supporter of womens lib, but I am very worried about the future of women in Israel. What are they trying to do and what message are they trying to give? ”

“ The Torah law is rather clear - getting married young is considered ideal. As young as 13 for a boy, and as young as 12 (or even younger, in theory) for a girl. Obviously, in today's day and age this is not usually feasible (never mind that it is illegal in most jurisdictions), but to dismiss someone out of hand for suggesting that boys and girls marry in their mid-teens is contrary to the Torah. Instead of trying to squeeze your worldview into the Torah, how about reconsidering your own misconceptions? A 25-year-old is not fundamentally more suited for marriage than is a 15-year-old. ”

“ What everyone seems to forget that back in the days when a boy or a girl reached 12 -13 years old they helped their parents on the farm or whatever the parents were busy with. The boys did not sit all day learning torah as much as we would love to dilute ourself into saying so. The girls helped at home and the boys in the farm. There was no mortgage, rent, tution, phone, electric, gas, water or grocery bills to name a few. You grew it, you ate it, you lived it and until we go back to that system of life, then yes a boy and girl should have some sort of an idea how they will manage all that before they or their parents take on a spouse for them. Having more poor families to feed when we cant manage the ones out there already does no one a favor especially the 13 & 15 year old teens!!!!!! ”

“ The idea of kids being 'kids' and 'childhood' is a goyishe, Victorian idea. None of the naysayers are part of a community where this arrangement would function, so I understand, but this is a very good idea for everyone concerned, and for the Jewish People as a whole. ”

“ In 1939 my father was 9 years old and working before and after school. He owned his own business at age 16. Those were different times folks. He also had no thoughts of marriage until he could sustain a family. ”

“ "He also had no thoughts of marriage until he could sustain a family. ”
I challenge anyone to get one, just one, of todays gedolai hador to agree to this concept. to have a parnassa BEFORE you get married?? they'd laugh at you so hard, tears would come out. do you have any idea how many boys are in lakewood simply because they are afraid they wont make a shidduch? they dont want to be there, but feel they have to or no girl will consider them. ”

“ THIS IS NONE SENSE!!
They will not get educated after marriage so they can find a descend paying job! All they will do is have children every year starting from age 15-16 instead of 18-19. at age 32 they will be out here in the US collecting for hachnuses Kalah for a father of 15-16 children (and couple of more to come...) And of course all of them we will have to help them buy houses!!!
Let them make a new law that no one should get married only with some degree so they have some knowledge and responsibility before they start building a jewish home! How is that sound? Ha? ”

“ We may disagree with him, but what this Rabbi is saying has a source in Torah.

Halachikly speaking, the obligation to marry begins at 13, but because it is necessary to study before marriage, the Gemarah advices to wait 18 years to marry. But if your Yetzer Hara is strong, it's better to marry before 18. To marry earlier may be a segulah against many aveiros that are committed in the frum community. I know many frum people (included my parents) who married earlier and with good assistance, they lived a beautiful and happy marriage. There are of course some exceptions, This is how our parents, grandparents, grand-grandparents got married. To wait too late before marrying is a chiddush of our generation, People in our generation want to make us believe that marrying late was always the norm. ”

“ idiots like this guy,give judaism a black eye,any parent who would marry off their daughter under the age of consent which is 18,should be given a long prison sentence for child abuse,and the idiot who married her,should be locked up for statutory rape ”