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He traces traditional Jewish responses through the ages and applies their lessons to the post-pill, AIDS-conscious world Jews live in today. Rabbi Gold explores the vast reservoir of rabbinic sources on sexuality, ranging from extreme asceticism to a frank celebration of love and sexuality. He demonstrates how those classical sources differ from Christian and modern secular ethics, examining such issues as marital, nonmarital, and extramarital sex; pornography; rape and.;Incest; masturbation; homosexuality; birth control; abortion; new reproductive techniques; and sex education. More than a study of texts, Does God Belong in the Bedroom? is a frank and honest approach to sexual ethics. "I have tried to emphasize sources," says Rabbi Gold, "that see our sexual drive as God's gift, to be used to achieve both happiness and holiness." God does, indeed, belong in the bedroom.;1. God in the Bedroom. Sex, Like All of God's Creation, Is Good. The Potential for Misuse of the Sexual Drive. Sex and the Evil Inclination. The Jewish People and Sexual Morality. Thoughts versus Action. Beyond Good to Holy. Does God Care about Sexual Behavior? -- 2. The Good, the Bad, and the Holy. Moving Up the Ladder. The Idea of the Holy. Detracting from Holiness: Prostitution, Promiscuity, and Pornography. Enhancing Holiness: Modesty. Enhancing Holiness: Love -- 3. Sex That Destroys. What Is Unethical Sex? Rape and Incest. Adultery. Conclusions -- 4. Is Living Together Immoral? Modern Rabbinic Views of Nonmarital Sex. Exploring Jewish Sources. Conclusions for Modern Jews -- 5. The Marital Bedroom. The Laws of Marital Sex. The Laws of Family Purity: A Personal Approach -- 6. Sex Without Babies, Babies Without Sex. The Mitzvah of Procreation. Birth Control by the Wife: Sources. Birth Control by the Husband: Sources. Conclusions for Modern Jews. The New Reproductive Techniques -- 7. Judaism: Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Search for a Common Language. Judaism and Pro-Life: How They Differ. Judaism and Pro-Choice: How They Differ. Judaism and Pro-Choice: What They Share. Judaism and Pro-Life: What They Share -- 8. Gay and Jewish. Halakhah and Homosexuality. Modern Rabbinic Responses. A Pragmatic Conclusion. The Question of AIDS -- 9. Raising Sexually Responsible Children. Six Keys to Raising Sexually Responsible Children. Teenagers and Sex -- 10. Implications Beyond the Bedroom.;Jewish sexual ethics for today ... We live in an age of sexual confusion. The traditional guidelines, evolved in simpler times, no longer answer all our modern questions. Does Judaism offer appropriate guidelines to the intimacy of the bedroom? Can we bridge the gap between tradition and the dilemmas of our time? In Does God Belong in the Bedroom? Rabbi Michael Gold turns to the Torah, the wisdom of the rabbis of the Talmud, the Midrash, and other classic Jewish sources.
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