What does the Torah say about marriage?
The Torah obligates a man to not deprive his wife of food, clothing, or of sexual activity; if the husband does not provide the first wife with these things, she is to be divorced, without cost to her.
What are three Jewish laws?
THE 613 MITZVOT
- To know there is a God. (Exodus 20:2)
- To have not other gods. (Exodus 20:3)
- To know that He is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
- To love Him. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
- To fear Him. (Deuteronomy 10:20)
- To sanctify His Name.
- Not to profane His Name.
- To worship Him as He has ordered and not destroy holy objects.
Is smoking allowed in Judaism?
In 2006, the Vaad Halacha (Jewish law committee), sponsored by the Rabbinical Council of America, ruled that the use of tobacco is forbidden to Jews, and the committee specifically cited and reversed precedents that permitted smoking.
What is fornication in Hebrew?
Fornication, Harlot, Whore, etc.”, in A. RICHARDSON (ed.), A Theological. Word Book of the Bible (New York, I950) I6: “Fornication (znh, porneia) is. sexual intercourse outside marriage or even sensuality in general”; F. W.
What does Torah law say about sex and physical contact?
I understand that Torahlaw forbids all physical contact between a man and a woman—or even for them to be alone in a room together—unless they are first-degree relatives or married to each other. This applies to any man and any woman, regardless of their ages or whether or not they are sexually attracted to each other.
Can a Jewish man touch a woman?
Question: It is accepted today in the Haredi world and, to a certain extent, in the Modern Orthodox world that Negiah is forbidden, i.e. that a Jewish man must not touch a woman at all, including a handshake. Is this true? Is this custom really a halakhic prohibition?
Can a niddah sleep with her husband in the same bed?
As the continuation of a sugya which rules that it is forbidden for a Niddah to sleep with her husband in the same bed, she in her garment and he is in his, the Talmud quotes the aforementioned Rabbi Pedat, that the Torah only prohibited coming near for the sake of Arayot.
Does the Bible prohibit men from touching arayot?
In the opinion of Rabbi Pedat, there is no Biblical prohibition against coming near to Arayot in general, except “coming near for the sake of incest”. Furthermore, there are three or four sources in the Babylonian Talmud which teach us that the Talmud’s approach regarding men touching women was very liberal: 1. Ketubot 17a: