Is intimacy the purpose of marriage?

*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. Buy on Apple Books Buy on Amazon-Paperback/Kindle eBook Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Donate Is intimacy the purpose of marriage? Some people view intimacy as the entire purpose of marriage, and as the […]

Must household members [daughter; wife; Sepharadi boys] who are fulfilling the Mitzvah with the father of the house be present at the time of the blessing?

  Must household members [daughter; wife; Sepharadi boys] who are fulfilling the Mitzvah with the father of the house be present at the time of the blessing? It is preferable for all the household members to be present at the time of the lighting and blessings.[1] If a household member […]