taharat hamishpacha

alternative taharas hamishpacha

1. uncountableThe Jewish laws pertaining to menstruation, given in Leviticus.

   They are "offended" by the laws of taharas hamishpacha and bristle at the idea that women sit behind a mechitza.

   2004 May 23, Susan Cohen, quoting Cindys, “Sheitel Burning in Israel”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

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   That's an _added_ bonus, like avoiding pork products avoids trichonosis or circumscised males are less prone to penile cancer and women who practice taharas hamishpacha are less prone to cervix cancer.

   2003 May 18, mos...@mm.huji.ac.il, “Actually, only 20% of the Jewish people left Eg”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

   Numerous scholars […] have opined on potential ways in which adherence to the mandates of taharat hamishpacha can benefit a marriage, including injecting a monthly sense of renewal into the husband-wife relationship, ensuring that the couple learns to relate to each other on levels beyond the physical, cultivating a husband's sensitivity towards his wife during a vulnerable time of the month, sanctifying the physical bond between husband and wife, and more.

   2010, Shmuel Goldin, Unlocking the Torah Text: Vayikra, Gefen Publishing House, →ISBN, page 88