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Jewish ritual purity in marital relations (Niddah)
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First, let me explain what the laws of niddah are. In Judaism (and I certainly don't claim to be an expert in this), Jewish husbands and wives don't have any sort of marital relations when the Jewish wife is in her "time of the month." These laws also apply immediately after a Jewish woman has given birth to a child. Having marital relations during this time is against G-d's law for Jews, and renders a Jewish person "unclean." The time of separation, in which they shouldn't even make physical contact, can last up to 12 days.

I can already see people taking offense at this. Does this mean that women are dirty during their time of niddah? They didn't choose for their bodies to do this, so why do their husbands have to flee from them while screaming "eeewwww"? Is this fair? I would have to agree with those who would take offense at this and admit that I thought it wasn't fair.
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Optional Observances - The Laws of Niddah - by Celine Bresette - 07-16-2011, 02:20 PM

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