From: RobStoll@aol.com
Date: Wed 21 Aug 1996 - 18:43:59 EEST
Sandy wrote (Digest V3 #135):
<< It is very common in the modern world, at least in the U.S.A., to
There are cultural taboos in Judiasm against having sex during menstruation.
refrain from intercourse during menstruation. (This repulsion always
puzzled me; especially earlier in our marriage, when we looked
forward to my wife's period, as the best time for sex, since there
was no chance of pregnancy.) But I've heard many a husband complain
of frustration because his wife's "on the rag". >>
If I can remember my old Hebrew school years correctly, I believe the
specific word used is "unclean." (As in, don't have relations with your wife
while she's unclean.) I can't recall if they ever explained exactly why, she
just supposedly is. (Well, there's a Biblical quote, but I can't find it
offhand - I need an Old Testament with an index.) Not many Jewish friends
I've discussed this with seem to have taken this guideline very seriously.
On that note: welcome back, Sandy. :)
robert
"Ph-nglui mglw'nafh Tattulhu Fantasy Island wagh'nagl fhtagn."
"In his house at Fantasy Island dead Tattoo waits dreaming." (trans.)
Ia! Ia! Tattulhu fhtagn! The guest stars are right!
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