Sex and Holiness

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well... (Proverbs 5:19)

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Author: Elliot Dorff

Keywords: Kiddushin, Sex, Husband and wife, Adultery, Fornication, Sexual intercourse, Betrothal, Marriage, Marriage bed, Sexuality, Erotic love, Holiness

Bible reference(s): Exodus 20:14, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 20:10, Leviticus 21:13, Deuteronomy 5:18, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 5:15-23, Song of Solomon 1:1-17, Song of Solomon 2:1-17, Song of Solomon 3:1-11, Song of Solomon 4:1-16, Song of Solomon 5:1-16, Song of Solomon 6:1-13, Song of Solomon 7:1-13, Song of Solomon 8:1-14, Matthew 5:27, Mark 10:12, John 8:3-4, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 7:2, Galatians 5:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:12, Titus 1:6, Hebrews 13:4

Source: “This Is My Beloved, This Is My Friend: A Rabbinic Letter on Intimate Relations,” A paper of the Commission on Human Sexuality: The Rabbinical Assembly, p. 13)

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