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  • Pregnancy and birth

birth control

Question: Hi I am wondering what the problems would be for a newly married couple that do not have any children to use birth control and what are the sources… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth birth control
06/11/2019
  • Pregnancy and birth

Freezing ova

Question: Dear Rabbi, Is there consequence to halacha if a woman freezes her ova for a wait on marriage or subsequent a hoped future pregnancy? If she is not jewish… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth infertility
29/07/2019
  • Pregnancy and birth

Gender selection

Question: I wanted to know if there would be any halachic/ethical issues with one who is performing IVF (due to infertility, and with a Psak of a Rov) to request… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth IVF
21/02/2019
  • Pregnancy and birth

hashgocha for fertility treatments

Question: Hello, My Rov informed me that i would need a mashgiach involved in order to do ivf treatments. Do you know where I could find such a thing in… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth infertility
06/01/2019
  • Pregnancy and birth

How to approach the indefinite period of no relations following the birth of a child?

Question: How should I approach the indefinite period of no marital relations following the birth of a child? With an active sex drive that’s been consistent throughout my adult life,… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth modesty postpartum
14/10/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Followup Question To Onah for Veset

Question: Following up on this question- There is no haflaga bec. the veset only came back once after birth. Are you saying I need to keep 30 and 31 for… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth nida veses
05/08/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Segula for having children by saying Perek Shira for 40 days

Question: Hi. I have heard that reciting perek shira every day for 40 consecutive days is a segula for having children. Is this true? And if so does it in… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth pregnancy
24/06/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Diaphragm

Question: Hi, For a woman with a valid heter to use birth control, is a diaphragm a halachically permissible method? Is there a difference between one which can be inserted… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth birth control
22/06/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Birth Control – Only girls

Question: My wife and I have B’H 4 girls with the oldest being 7 years old. We have no boys yet. Our youngest girl was born afew months ago and… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth birth control
15/06/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Birth control after having a boy and a girl

Question: If a man has children from a previous a previous marriage, at least a boy and girl, is his second wife allowed, at the very beginning, to take birth… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth birth control
15/06/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

Length of time for contraceptive pills

Question: If a woman is taking pills for the purpose of (halachically permissible) contraception, is she required halachically (or even if not required is it halachically recommended) to skip the… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth contraceptive pills nida
08/05/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

May one find out what gender baby they are having?

Question: May one find out what gender baby they are having? Answer: Technically it is permitted to find out the gender of the baby, and we can’t that it is not… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth pregnancy
14/03/2018
  • Pregnancy and birth

pregnant at the zoo

Question: is a pregnant woman allowed to attend a zoo, what about a bird house Answer: There certainly is no halachic prohibition, there are however those how say that she… Read more »

Pregnancy and birth pregnancy zoo
21/01/2018
  • Niddah and ritual immersions
  • Pregnancy and birth

Niddah

Question: But if we know that a woman does not actually have her period while pregnant shouldn’t she only be a nidah mdrabbonon if she sees dam? Answer: A woman… Read more »

Niddah and ritual immersions Pregnancy and birth nida pregnancy
20/12/2017
  • Laws of mamzer
  • Pregnancy and birth

Surrogate mother

Question: May a single man have a child through a surrogate. He would need am egg donor as well. He is getting older and would like to have a child…. Read more »

Laws of mamzer Pregnancy and birth infertility pregnancy
08/12/2017
  • Modesty
  • Pregnancy and birth

Marital relations in the first trimester

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 »

Modesty Pregnancy and birth marital relations pregnancy
21/08/2017
  • 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 »

Pregnancy and birth nursing pregnant
04/08/2017
  • Niddah and ritual immersions
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Niddah and ritual immersions Pregnancy and birth nidah pregnant
19/04/2017
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth
17/07/2016
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth IVF lineage mamzer sperm donation
16/05/2016
  • Pregnancy and birth

Abortion and Contraception

What is the halacha on abortion and contraception? Answer: Please see Abortion in Torah Law and Family Planning in Halachah.  

Pregnancy and birth abortion Priya veRviya
15/03/2016
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya wasting seed
02/03/2016
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
18/02/2016
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth onah pregnancy Priya veRviya
25/12/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth pregnancy Priya veRviya wasting seed
30/10/2015
  • Modesty
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Modesty Pregnancy and birth kedusha marital relations Priya veRviya
09/10/2015
  • Circumcision
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Circumcision Pregnancy and birth Circumcision observance Priya veRviya shabbat
20/09/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
17/08/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth artificial insemination nidah Priya veRviya shiva nekiyim
13/07/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth birth control pills Priya veRviya
17/06/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya yichus
16/06/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth castration Marriage Priya veRviya
29/05/2015
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
08/10/2014
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
21/09/2012
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth
23/03/2012
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth birth control Halacha
22/12/2011
  • Modesty
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Modesty Pregnancy and birth guests Priya veRviya relations
16/08/2011
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth husband Marriage mikva Priya veRviya Wedding
18/01/2011
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
10/01/2011
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
01/06/2010
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
31/05/2010
  • Pregnancy and birth
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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 »

Pregnancy and birth Uncategorized Priya veRviya
15/04/2010
  • Pregnancy and birth

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 »

Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
04/03/2010
  • Pregnancy and birth

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Pregnancy and birth Priya veRviya
28/12/2009

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