אות - קיג

People say that when God wants to make a man a fool, He takes away his wife.

It is written, “A woman of valor is the crown of her husband” (Proverbs 12:4) . This is a good wife.

It is also written, “ Nafla ateret rosheinu – The crown has fallen from our head” (Lamentations 5:16) . This is the death of such a wife. Nafla Ateret Rosheinu forms the acrostic, NaAR (a fool) (also see “ His Wisdom ” #87) .