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1The Mitzva of Marital Sexual Relationsא - מצוות עונה
  1. 1.The Importance of the Mitzva
  2. 2.Principles of the Mitzva of Ona
  3. 3.The Meaning of the Word "Ona"
  4. 4.The Mitzva of Ona Is Independent of Procreation
  5. 5.Revealing the Ultimate Unity
  6. 6.The Importance of the Union of Husband and Wife
  7. 7.The Joy of Ona
  8. 8.Redemption from Slavery Was in the Merit of This Mitzva
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2The Mitzva of Marital Sexual Relationsב - הלכות עונה
  1. 1.The Parameters of the Mitzva
  2. 2.The Man's Duty and the Woman's Mitzva
  3. 3.The Man's Mitzva
  4. 4.Derekh Eretz
  5. 5.The Woman's Mitzva
  6. 6.Women and the Virtue of Nonverbal Cues
  7. 7.The Times of Ona
  8. 8.Beyond the Set Times
  9. 9.Mikveh Night and the Night before Traveling
  10. 10.Friday Night
  11. 11.Men Who Have Difficulty Fulfilling the Mitzva
  12. 12.Women Who Have Difficulty Fulfilling the Mitzva
  13. 13.Flawed Sexual Union and the Resulting Children
  14. 14.Inappropriate Times for Sexual Relations
  15. 15.Privacy
  16. 16.Sexual Intimacy with the Lights On
  17. 17.In the Presence of Sacred Texts
  18. 18.Anal Intercourse
  19. 19.Oral Sex
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3Sanctity and Intentionג - קדושה וכוונה
  1. 1.Depraved Lust
  2. 2.Free Will
  3. 3.Two Levels of Sanctity in Marriage
  4. 4.Between Love and Lust
  5. 5.The Sanctity of Avoiding Sexual Transgression
  6. 6.Mitzvot as a Safeguard Against Sin
  7. 7.Mental and Spiritual Health
  8. 8.Purity and Impurity
  9. 9.Ezra's Ordinance
  10. 10.Levels of Holiness and Mindfulness
  11. 11.Rambam's Approach
  12. 12.Ascetic Sanctity and Sublime Love
  13. 13.The Primary Path to Holiness
  14. 14.The Mitzva and Makhshirei Mitzva
  15. 15.In Exile and in Redemption
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4Safeguarding the Covenant of Circumcisionד - שמירת הברית
  1. 1.Male Masturbation and the Prohibition of "Wasting Seed"
  2. 2.The Severity of the Sin
  3. 3.Two Aspects of the Sin
  4. 4.The Corrective for the Sin
  5. 5.The Prohibition on Things That Lead to This Sin
  6. 6.Sinful Thoughts; Two Prohibitions
  7. 7.Defining and Avoiding Sinful Thoughts
  8. 8.The Mitzva to Marry
  9. 9.Sexual Thoughts About One's Wife
  10. 10.The Prohibition of Masturbation for Women
  11. 11.The Prohibition of Improper Thoughts for Women
  12. 12.Lesbianism
  13. 13.Male Homosexuality
  14. 14.Factors in the Emergence of This Urge
  15. 15.The Mitzva to Marry
  16. 16.Must One Disclose Before Marriage?
  17. 17.The Torah's Attitude to Those Who Commit Homosexual Intercourse
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5Procreationה - פרו ורבו
  1. 1.The Great Value of the Mitzva
  2. 2.Hizkiyahu and Ben Azzai
  3. 3.The General Mitzva and the Individual Obligation
  4. 4.Having a Son and a Daughter
  5. 5.The Mitzva to Have Many Children
  6. 6.Two Tiers of the Rabbinic Mitzva
  7. 7.The Age of Marriage for Men
  8. 8.Coercion to Marry
  9. 9.The Age of Marriage for Men (In Practice)
  10. 10.The Age of Marriage for Women
  11. 11.The Age of Marriage for Women Nowadays
  12. 12.The Responsibilities of Young Couples, Parents, and Society
  13. 13.The Permit to Prevent Conception for a Year
  14. 14.Birth Control for Two Years or More
  15. 15.Birth Control for Newlyweds
  16. 16.Contraception After Fulfillment of the Torah Obligation
  17. 17.Birth Control Methods
  18. 18.Birth Control Pills and IUDs
  19. 19.Spermicides and Diaphragms
  20. 20.Asking a Rabbi
  21. 21.Selling a Torah Scroll for the Sake of Marriage
  22. 22.The Blessing of the People and Inheriting Eretz Yisrael
  23. 23.Redemption Depends upon This Mitzva
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6Complications and Infertilityו - קשיים ועקרות
  1. 1.The Duty to Use Medical Technology (IVF)
  2. 2.Providing Sperm for Testing or IVF
  3. 3.Genetic Diseases
  4. 4.Additional Halakhic Questions
  5. 5.Procreation for the Mentally or Psychologically Disabled or Ill
  6. 6.A Mamzer
  7. 7.Ten Years of Childlessness
  8. 8.Permission Not to Divorce
  9. 9.Noahides
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7Castration and Sterilizationז - סריס והשחתה
  1. 1.Castration
  2. 2.Marriage and the Saris
  3. 3.The Parameters of the Prohibition
  4. 4.Practical Questions
  5. 5.The Prohibition on Female Sterilization
  6. 6."A Monument and a Name"
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8Consolation for the Childlessח - נחמת חשוכי ילדים
  1. 1.The Pain of Infertility and Its Causes
  2. 2.The Effort of Repentance, Torah, and Kindness
  3. 3.Prayer of the Childless
  4. 4.Hanna's Prayer
  5. 5.Comfort for the Infertile
  6. 6.The Value of Their Love and Joy
  7. 7.Adoption
  8. 8.Teaching Students
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9Terminating Pregnancyט - הפסקת היריון
  1. 1.The Intermediate Status of the Fetus
  2. 2.The Prohibition of Abortion for Jews and Non Jews
  3. 3.Abortion for a Great Need
  4. 4.The First Forty Days and the Subsequent Stages of Pregnancy
  5. 5.Aborting a Fetus with Tay Sachs
  6. 6.A Down Syndrome Fetus
  7. 7.Concern About Defects in the Fetus
  8. 8.Credibility of Doctors and Consultation with Rabbis
  9. 9.The Desirability of Prenatal Testing
  10. 10.A Mamzer Fetus
  11. 11.Unplanned Pregnancy and Possible Pregnancy from Rape
  12. 12.The Mother's Health and Financial Considerations
  13. 13.A Pregnant Cancer Patient
  14. 14.Multifetal Pregnancies
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10Men and Womenי - האיש והאשה
  1. 1.The Basis for Intimacy in Torah
  2. 2.In the Order of Revelation the Male Precedes the Shared Mitzva
  3. 3.The Second Stage, of Women
  4. 4.The Improvement of the Woman's Status within the Marital Framework
  5. 5.The Historical Process
  6. 6.The Diminished Status of Women Due to Adam and Hava's Sin
  7. 7.Overt and Concealed Providence in this World
  8. 8.The Improvement of the Woman's Status from a Halakhic Standpoint
  9. 9.The Prohibition of Polygamy
  10. 10.The Impact of these Changes on the Mitzva of Ona
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