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The Halakhic Prohibition Against Gambling and Dice
These sources establish the halakhic framework prohibiting gambling and dice-playing, rooted in Talmudic law and codified by the Rishonim and Acharonim. The sources address why gamblers are disqualified from testimony, the nature of gambling as a form of theft, and the halakhic status of those who engage in such activities.
אֵלּוּ שֶׁמְּשַׂחֲקִין בְּעֵצִים אוֹ בִּצְרוֹרוֹת אוֹ בַּעֲצָמוֹת
Adding Days to Pesach: Torah Law and Rabbinic Authority
These sources address the apparent tension between the Torah's prohibition against adding to commandments and the rabbinic institution of an eighth day of Pesach outside the Land of Israel. They explain how rabbinic enactments, enacted for legitimate purposes such as preventing confusion about festival dates, operate within the framework of Torah law and rabbinic authority.
תקנה ראשונה לא זזה ממקומה
Marital Intimacy in Jewish Law
Jewish legal sources discuss the permissibility and ethical boundaries of physical intimacy between spouses. The halakhic tradition permits various forms of marital relations while emphasizing dignity, consent, and restraint grounded in the concept of holiness.
כָּל מַה שֶּׁאָדָם רוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ עוֹשֶׂה
Marital Intimacy in Jewish Law
Jewish legal sources discuss the permissibility and ethical boundaries of physical intimacy between spouses. The halakhic tradition permits various forms of marital relations while emphasizing dignity, consent, and restraint grounded in the concept of holiness.
כָּל מַה שֶּׁאָדָם רוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ עוֹשֶׂה