by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on April 26, 2018
May a husband hold his wife’s hand or give her a massage during childbirth, according to halakhah? We began to answer this question last week and came to the following interim conclusions: A pregnant woman is not considered to be in niddah until either she experiences uterine bleeding (distinct from mere stains), or until a limb of the baby emerges from the womb. …by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on April 19, 2018
QUESTION: I am nine months pregnant, and my husband and I have been doing Lamaze classes to prepare for the birth of our baby. Part of the Lamaze method includes pressure massage and massage of the abdomen. I have been told, though, that it is forbidden by halakhah for my husband to do this because I will be in niddah at that time. …Amy Pollak (Posted on March 11, 2018)
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by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on March 6, 2018
Which sexual acts are permitted in a marriage? The answers might surprise you! Find out why co-host Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus calls this one of “the most important episodes” of the podcast. Plus we interview the creator of the hit YouTube series SOON BY YOU, Leah Gottfried, about the challenges of dating as an Orthodox Jew, and we introduce a new take on the Final Word.…Bina Westrich (Posted on December 28, 2017)
From the Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies
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by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 10, 2017
Our first episode! We talk about fantasy: is there such thing as a “normal” fantasy? What’s the history of fantasizing in Judaism? What does Jewish law have to say about it? We also interviewed Michael Lesher about his new book on covering up sexual abuse in Orthodox communities.…by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 10, 2017
These sources accompany the (mini) eight episode of the Joy of Text podcast. Hiding Under the Bed Babylonian Talmud Hagigah (5b) | (:תלמוד בבלי מסכת חגיגה (ה אמר רב: אפילו שיחה יתירה שבין איש לאשתו מגידים לו לאדם בשעת מיתה.…by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 10, 2017
These sources accompany the (mini) tenth episode of the Joy of Text podcast. How to Conceive a Baby Boy Babylonian Talmud, Niddah 31a | (.בבלי, נדה דף (לא אמר רבי יצחק אמר רבי אמי: אשה מזרעת תחילה – יולדת זכר, איש מזריע תחילה – יולדת נקבה, שנאמר +ויקרא י”ב+ אשה כי תזריע וילדה זכר.…by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 10, 2017
These sources accompany the (mini) twelfth episode of the Joy of Text podcast. They Become One Flesh 1. Breishit 2:24 | בראשית ב’:כ”ד עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אִמּוֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.…by Rabbi Dov LinzerPosted on November 10, 2017
What is the real obligation of sex between a husband and wife? These sources accompany the (mini) fourteenth episode of the Joy of Text podcast. Steipler on Sex: What Sex and Matzah have in common A Letter from the Steipler (Rav Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky 1899-1985) | מכתב מהסטייפלר Translated by Rabbi Dov Linzer ב.…