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Re: OFF (but i'm sure you'll read!): Sex w/ a jewish woman?

In a message dated 04/05/2001 7:23:47 PM !!!First Boot!!!, rlcm17 (at) 
hotmail(dot)com 
writes:


> Actually, from what I (humbly) understand, sex w/ an unmarried Jewish woman 
> *not in nidah* is not, strictly speaking, prohibited. This is, loosely, 
> what 
> the Christian world called "fornication"--and I believe John Calvin was 
> horrified to find that it wasn't forbidden in the Torah!
> 
> 

Oh, it certainly is NOT forbidden; however, considering that it is one of the 
ways that a marriage is legally formalized (others include statement of 
"harey at..."), one wouldn't want to be too hasty about it.  In simple terms, 
you are not forbidden to do it--in fact, once you do, you're married, and 
it's a mitzveh!  Anyone have a challenge to that?  (In case this is too 
off-topic, let's say that the couple in question are MUSICIANS...;-)

Lori

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