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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/7332| Title: | Jewish Laws & Customst: Family Law - 15421 - JUDS 1440 - F |
| Authors: | Taubes, Racheli |
| Keywords: | family purity niddah mikvah sexuality parenting childbirth Jewish family |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2021 |
| Citation: | Taubes, Racheli. (2021, Fall), Syllabus, Jewish Laws & Customs: Family Law - 15421 - JUDS 1440 - F, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University. |
| Series/Report no.: | SCW Syllabi;JUDS 1440 - F |
| Abstract: | Course Description: This course will focus on the laws and values of Jewish marriage and family life. Topics include the Laws of Family Purity, Jewish perspectives on sexuality, childbirth, and parenting. We will also explore concepts of spirituality and holiness as it relates to establishing and maintaining a Jewish family. Biblical narratives, rabbinic tales, and modern texts will be studied as guides to modern relationships and marriages. Topics: 1. The Jewish idea of family 2. Marital intimacy a. Family Purity Laws i. Niddah ii. Mikvah b. Modesty and Sexuality c. The mitzvah of onah 3. Procreation a. The mitzvah of peru u’revu (be fruitful and multiply) b. Birth control i. Variety of forms and halachic implications 4. Parenting a. Obligation of parent to child b. Obligation of child to parent 5. The modern family: i. Genetic screening ii. Infertility iii. Adoption iv. Surrogacy |
| Description: | SCW syllabus / YU only |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/7332 |
| Appears in Collections: | Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- JUDS (Judaic Studies) |
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