Human Sexuality
Basic Beliefs of Judaism

Rabbi Wein approaches this most sensitive topic with a firm grounding in Torah. When Adam and Chava sinned by eating from the Tree of Knowledge, the mitzvah to "be fruitful and multiply" lost much of its potential for holiness, making it possible for humanity to degrade sexuality into a mere animalistic urge. But celibacy, which is both unnatural and anti-family, is also not the Jewish way. Outlining the sage advice of Chazal, Rabbi Wein explains how Jews must follow the balanced middle path to restore sexuality to the state G-d first intended, as a means to holiness.