Sunday, November 6, 2011
Judaism Is Genius
I walked out of Chumash class on Thursday very happy! The class was filled with such great discussion and I really felt I gained a lot from it. I think it is so genius how Judaism embraces sexual relationships between husband and wife. (Something that many other cultures don't have.) At first, most of us felt that it's so annoying that a man cannot touch a woman when she is in nidah because you cannot reveal her nakedness. However, once again, Judaism switches something that we see as annoying into something beautiful! In no way is Judaism looking down at sexual relationships; rather it is saying that there needs to be boundaries, a way to channel that specialness. Sexual intercourse should not be done in a casual manner but one that is special and meaningful. There will be times every month when a husband and wife cannot have a sexual relationship. This does not mean that the wife is 'dirty' in any way! Rather, she needs to be special. This is perfectly connected to what we learned earlier about the mishkan. One cannot constantly be going in and out of the mishkan. If there's a constant access, it grows stale. This is why there needs to be boundaries to ensure that every time one enters the mishkan, he experiences the awe of G-d and leaves with his spiritual batteries recharged.
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I agree to this wonderful point. And, of course there are going to be complaints about why the rules are this way, but it is clear from what we learn that it is not meant to be something that we hate and do not want to follow. It makes us unique as a nation and we should try to gain a positive understanding from all of this.
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ReplyDeletei think taht your post is the cutest thing ever! im so glad you love this so much and felt such a connection to it.
To be honest, i never really knew a lot about Nidah because i always figured taht ill just worry about it when im married. i also never thought that this mitvah was as important as others.
I like the idea that unlike Catholicism for example, Judaism encourages a sexual relationship with your partner.Furthermore, the Torah makes sure that that sexual relationship is maintained throughout the marriage. I always worry that i will loose interest in my husband when were all old and gross.But now i think that the Torah has provided us with something that will keep the sexual relationship special and unique and will put a lot of emotion behind it in order to allow an emotional connection occur through a physical act. In conclusion, Alexa i am totally with you!