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dc.contributor.authorTaubes, Racheli
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-12T18:41:17Z
dc.date.available2021-10-12T18:41:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.identifier.citationTaubes, Racheli. (2021, Fall), Syllabus, Jewish Laws & Customs: Family Law - 15421 - JUDS 1440 - F, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/7332
dc.descriptionSCW syllabus / YU onlyen_US
dc.description.abstractCourse 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. Surrogacyen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSCW Syllabi;JUDS 1440 - F
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectfamily purityen_US
dc.subjectniddahen_US
dc.subjectmikvahen_US
dc.subjectsexualityen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectchildbirthen_US
dc.subjectJewish familyen_US
dc.titleJewish Laws & Customst: Family Law - 15421 - JUDS 1440 - Fen_US
dc.typeLearning Objecten_US
Appears in Collections:Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- JUDS (Judaic Studies)

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