Rav Shmuel Auerbach and the Younger Brother's Shidduch
A young man won't date before his older brother marries. Rav Shmuel Auerbach tells him not to wait, and his wedding leads straight to his brother's match.
There is a well-known Yerushalmi family that had a 28-year-old unmarried son. His 21-year-old brother wanted to start dating; however, he was reluctant to do so since his older sibling was still unmarried. He asked Rav Shmuel Auerbach, zt”l, for guidance. Rav Shmuel advised him that he certainly shouldn’t delay looking for a zivug. He pointed out that when the extended family got bigger upon his marriage, there would likely be more shidduchim suggestions for the older brother.
The young man found his zivug rather quickly. He married the daughter of a well-known American author now living in Israel. The next yom tov, the new kallah received a visit from an older friend from the United States. Her in-laws were quite impressed with this fine girl. The rest is history.