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Baraka_Guru · 08-21-2007, 03:50 AM

The Jewish view isn't bad.

Although some sources take a more narrow view, the general view of halakhah is that any sexual act that does not involve sh'chatat zerah (destruction of seed, that is, ejaculation outside the vagina) is permissible. As one passage in the Talmud states, "a man may do whatever he pleases with his wife." (Nedarim 20b) In fact, there are passages in the Talmud that encourage foreplay to arouse the woman. (Nedarim 20a).

This means masturbation is fine, so long as it pleases your wife and you don't spill that seed by the time you've finished.

08-21-2007, 03:50 AM	#114 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	The Jewish view isn't bad. Although some sources take a more narrow view, the general view of halakhah is that any sexual act that does not involve sh'chatat zerah (destruction of seed, that is, ejaculation outside the vagina) is permissible. As one passage in the Talmud states, "a man may do whatever he pleases with his wife." (Nedarim 20b) In fact, there are passages in the Talmud that encourage foreplay to arouse the woman. (Nedarim 20a). This means masturbation is fine, so long as it pleases your wife and you don't spill that seed by the time you've finished. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot