Question: Should one refrain from marital relations in the first trimester in lew of Chazal’s warning on the matter? Answer: One should not refrain totally because it will cause him… Read more »
Category: Pregnancy and birth
Is one allowed to continue nursing while expecting a baby?
Question: According to halacha, Is one allowed to continue nursing while expecting a baby or is this considered putting the unborn child at risk Answer: You should ask your doctor,… Read more »
How do we calculate onot for a pregnant woman?
Question: Hello, BH my wife is pregnant. How do we calculate Onot? Answer: You should calculate the onot regularly until she passes them for the first time. Meaning that she… Read more »
Can I do this in order to have a baby boy?
Question: The Gemara says that if the man orgasms first, then the child will be a girl and if the woman orgasms first, then the child will be a boy…. Read more »
Donating Sperm to an Infertile Couple for IVF
Question: Can a man donate his sperm to a infertile couple that are married for a procedure that does not involve any marital relations,or is the child a mamzer anyway… Read more »
Abortion and Contraception
What is the halacha on abortion and contraception? Answer: Please see Abortion in Torah Law and Family Planning in Halachah.
Wasting Seed for Stress
Shalom, I had a discussion with someone who holds that there is a heter for engaging in shichvas zera levatala for the case he cannot fall asleep, ie it helps… Read more »
Neutering a Dog
Can you have a male dog neutered Answer: No, this is prohibited to do by yourself or to have a non Jew do it for you. Sources: See Shulchan Aruch,… Read more »
Marital Relations During Pregnancy
how often/till when should I do the mitzvah while pregnancy? Answer: There are no strict halachic guidelines in this regard, and the couple should be sensitive to each others needs,… Read more »
Intercourse During Pregnency
if the main reason for not ejaculating outside is because of wasting seed what if the wife is pregnant and wants intimacy but cannot handle intercourse Answer: The prohibition against… Read more »
Marital Relations on Hoshana Raba
Is one allowed to have marital relations on layl hoshana rabah? Answer: The only nights when relations are forbidden, are Yom Kippur and Tisha Bav. The poskim mention some nights… Read more »
Non Cirumsized Husband
Hi Rabbi, I consider myself to be a traditional Jewish female. I take pride in my Jewish identity and keep the high holidays. I’ve been seriously dating a Jewish man… Read more »
Concubine in Halacha
When divorce is not an option can a married man (sefaradic) whose wife has been avoiding intimacy for YEARS (six to be exact) have a cumcubine?? in the affirmative what… Read more »
Artificial Insemination While Nida
Is a woman permitted to undergo artificial insemination while she is still a nida? If she does, and a pregnancy results, is there any implications for the child? Answer: A… Read more »
Birth Control
hi this is a tahoros mishpacha question. my wife and i just had our first child and are about to commence zayin nekyin. we are both sure we want to… Read more »
Surrogate Mother
I know someone who lost their womb unfortunately during childbirth, however they still have their ovaries. Is there any halachlicly valid way for this couple to still have more children… Read more »
Petzua Daka after Marriage
Shalom, Can the prohibition of פצוע דכא have implications to an already married couple if the husband later accidentally or intentionally became a פצוע דכא? Thank you Answer: Yes, in… Read more »
Intrauterine Coil
My wife has a shila. She was told there is something that can be inserted in her (a coil) for about 5 years without getting her period. She is 39… Read more »
Tying Tubes as Contraception
I was recently asked a very challenging question: Is it technically Mutar for a woman to have her “tubes tied” to prevent her from ever having children again? There is… Read more »
Family Planning in Halachah
When a couple discusses the amount of children they would like to have (leaving aside how may G-d gives) is this question merely hypothetical? If I understand correctly birth control… Read more »
Posponing Childbirth
According to normal Orthodox Rabbanim, is birth control permitted? I am IY”H getting engaged soon and want to have kids, but not right away and not so close together. Is… Read more »
Postponing Relations on Mikvah Night
Regarding modesty in terms of relations: The woman has gone to the mikva on the proper night, however your in laws are visiting or you have guests visiting. Should the… Read more »
Not Going to Mikvah and Having Problems Conceiving
i got married a few months ago and I didn’t go to the mikva, and now my husband and myself are trying for kids, and its not working. Is it because… Read more »
Artificial Insemination Using Donor Sperm
A couple is experiencing infertility. The husband is unable to produce sperm. Is there any halachic permissibility to artificially inseminate using donor sperm? Thank You. Answer: Leading halachic authorities have… Read more »
Do 20+ Singles Violate Halachah?
Does the practice of 20+ year-old single men not in yeshiva violate halacha? Answer: In principle, the age for marriage is 18, as mandated by the Mishnah (Avos 5:21). By… Read more »
Pirya U’Reviah — Boy and Girl
Where is the source that to be mekayem Pirya Vrivya one must have at least one boy and one girl? Does that mean that all the many families I know… Read more »
Rabbeinu Tam – when can one go to the Mikva; Music in Sefirah
Hi! if we normally keep Rabbeinu Tam for Shabbos etc.. can my wife go IN the mikva 55 min after shkiya (she won’t be home until after 72 minutes after… Read more »
Who Could a Cohen Marry
כבוד הרב שלום. אני כהן בעל תשובה, והגעתי לשלב שאני מעונין להקים בית בעזרת ה’, אלו דברים עלי לברר על הבחורה שמציעים לי כדי שיותר לי להינשא לה. תודה רבה… Read more »
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