This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 3. Special occasions for Onah [intimacy] obligations: A. Wife beautifies herself:[1] If a wife [who is G-d fearing[2] and pure from the Niddah state after immersion in a Kosher Mikveh] beautifies herself for her husband, and tries to appease him […]
From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Mourner lighting in shul on first night; 2) Child lighting with oil versus wax candles
Question: [Wednesday, 23rd Kisleiv 5781] I am in the year of mourning for my mother r”l and regularly pray for the Amud. I would like to know if I should be the one to light the Hanukkah candles in shul after Mincha or not. Is there any issue for mourners to […]
Travel – Obligation of intimacy before and after traveling
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 3. Special occasions for Onah [intimacy] obligations: C. Travel – Obligation of intimacy before and after traveling:[1] Night before traveling:[2] Every man is obligated to have marital relations[3] with his wife [on the night[4]] before he travels out of town […]
If one’s wife or/and daughters will not be coming home until after nightfall, is one to delay the lighting until they arrive?
If one’s wife or/and daughters will not be coming home until after nightfall, is one to delay the lighting until they arrive? It is proper even in today’s times [that the custom is to light indoors], to initially light the candles at its proper time [i.e. immediately after sunset/nightfall, each […]
Onah during pregnancy and after birth
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! During pregnancy and nursing:[1] The above minimum obligation of Onah [i.e. twice a week] applies even when one’s wife is pregnant or nursing.[2] [Nonetheless, if the husband is not interested, and his wife is not particular and forgives him, then […]
The Minimum required frequency – The husband’s minimum Onah obligations
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 2. The Minimum required frequency – The husband’s minimum Onah obligations:[1] A. The general law:[2] As explained in Halacha 1A, the Biblical obligation of a husband to provide his wife with marital intimacy contains a minimum frequency based on the […]
The Mitzvah of Onah – The wifes obligation
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 1. The Mitzvah of Onah – The obligation of the couple to engage in intimacy:[1] B. The Wife’s obligation – May a wife deny her husband intercourse?[2] The general rule: A wife is subjugated to her husband for his rights […]
The Mitzvah of Onah – The Husbands obligation
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 1. The Mitzvah of Onah – The obligation of the couple to engage in intimacy:[1] A. The Husband’s obligation:[2] Every husband is Biblically[3] obligated to have marital relations with his wife, in accordance with the frequency that he is capable […]
Intimacy in Olam Haba – In Yemos Hamoshiach and after resurrection
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! 15. Intimacy in Olam Haba – In Yemos Hamoshiach and after resurrection:[1] Even after their resurrection, couples will get married and engage in marital intimacy and have physical children born to them.[2] Husbands and wives will be resurrected and once […]
Intimacy in the spiritual worlds – Sefiros and angels
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Now! Intimacy in the spiritual worlds – Sefiros and angels:[1] Intimacy does not just exist in the physical and spiritual worlds amongst human souls, it also exists amongst the Sefiros. The Sefiros of each world engage in unifications, similar to that […]
