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Questions tagged [sexuality]
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What's the difference between wasting seed and having marital relations without the possibility of conception?
It is widely known that wasting seed is one of the big sins a person can commit.
However, it seems that having relations when conception is not possible--such as during menopause or during pregnancy--is perfectly fine and is even sometimes…
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Does the Torah forbid visiting/hiring a prostitute?
I know that the Torah explicitly forbids adultery and also forbids selling the services of one's daughter:
Lev 19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore;
lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of
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Conversion therapy and Halacha
I wanted to know what the Halacha is of conversion therapy being necessary. In the Torah, the biblical prohibition is “Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence.” Leviticus 18:22, meaning the Torah level prohibition is on…
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Can lustful desires be expressed appropriately?
Can lustful desires be expressed in a kosher way? I would like some clarity on this issue.
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Who must initiate first in marital relations husband or wife?
Are there biblical/talmudic sources which note whether a husband or wife must initiate in their marital relations? There is a common conception that males must initiate because of their physicality as well as responsibility of fulfilling a mitzvah.
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what is considered sex in halacha?
Does sex is considered to be, on general laws only the penetration (anal or vaginal)?
as for example adultery, it is only considered in anal or vaginal, for my research on talmud
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