A Lifetime Companion To The Laws Of Jewish Family Life,9789657108628

A Lifetime Companion To The Laws Of Jewish Family Life

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ISBN13: 9789657108628
ISBN10: 9657108624
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-04-30
Publisher(s): Independent Pub Group
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Summary

We are very pleased to announce the forthcoming release of two new books:
In Torah Lights, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin masterfully explores the compelling early stories of the Bible, and sheds light on their lessons for the modern family. In Jewish Family Life, Dr. Deena Zimmerman, an authority on women's health and Jewish law, lays out the details and sources related to the practice of Jewish family purity throughout the life-cycle.

Author Biography

Deena R. Zimmerman currently works as a pediatrician for Maccabi Health Service and TEREM-Immediate Medical Care, and is medical Advisor to the Jerusalem Breastfeeding Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Rabbi Yehuda Henkin 11(4)
Introduction 15(6)
Part One The Study Guide 21(64)
Chapter 1: Hilchot niddah - Biblical and Rabbinic
23(5)
Niddah versus zavah
24(2)
Color of blood
26(2)
Chapter 2: The Onset of the Niddah Status
28(12)
Bleeding
28(4)
Stains
32(4)
When she experiences a sensation
36(1)
When she states she is a niddah
36(1)
Childbirth
37(1)
Bride
38(1)
Medical procedures
39(1)
Chapter 3: The Cessation of the Niddah Status - Counting
40(11)
Seven clean days
40(1)
Hefsek taharah
40(4)
Moch dachuk
44(1)
Wearing white
45(1)
Bedikot (internal exams)
45(1)
Minimum days prior to starting Shiva neki'im
46(2)
Examples of counting
48(3)
Chapter 4: The Cessation of the Niddah Status - Mikveh
51(14)
Need for mikveh immersion
51(1)
When does one immerse in the mikveh
51(2)
Preparation for mikveh - why
53(1)
Preparation for mikveh - how
54(1)
Cleansing
55(2)
Inspection
57(1)
Preparation for mikveh - when
58(1)
Preparation for mikveh - where
59(1)
Immersing in the mikveh - when
59(1)
Special considerations for Friday night or Yom Tov
60(1)
Immersing in the mikveh - how
61(1)
Blessing on immersion
62(1)
What is a proper mikveh?
63(2)
Chapter 5: Expectation of Being Niddah
65(10)
Times of separation (onotprishah)
65(1)
Veset hayamim
66(3)
1. The same Hebrew date
66(1)
2. The same interval
67(1)
3. The thirtieth day
67(2)
Sample calculations
69(2)
Establishing a veset kavua
71(1)
Veset haguf
72(1)
When does one not have to observe the onot prishah
73(2)
Chapter 6: Couple's Behavior While Wife is Niddah
75(10)
Prohibited activities
75(1)
Further distancing (harchakot)
75(7)
When one of the couple is ill
82(3)
Part Two Practical Guide and Review 85(32)
Chapter 1: Causes of the Niddah Status
87(5)
Chapter 2: The Cessation of the Niddah Status
92(7)
Seven clean days (shiva neki'im)
92(2)
Mikveh use (preparation, timing, procedure)
94(5)
Chapter 3: Expectation of Being Niddah
99(4)
Veset hayamim
99(2)
Veset haguf
101(2)
Chapter 4: Behavior While Niddah
103(3)
Chapter 5: Frequently Asked Questions
106(11)
Part Three The Life Cycle 117(30)
Chapter 1: Puberty
119(2)
Age of onset of niddah status
119(1)
Adolesence as a preparatory period
119(2)
Chapter 2: Marriage
121(9)
Setting the wedding date
121(1)
When one can immerse prior to the wedding
122(1)
The wedding ceremony
123(4)
Changes in the ceremony if the bride is niddah
127(1)
Hymenal bleeding
128(2)
Chapter 3: Pregnancy
130(2)
Effect on times of anticipation
130(2)
Chapter 4: Childbirth
132(6)
Status of yoledet
132(1)
From when in labor does the yoledet status begin
133(1)
Attendance of husband at delivery
134(1)
Cesarean section
135(1)
Miscarriage
136(2)
Chapter 5: Breastfeeding
138(3)
Medical background
138(1)
Effect on times of anticipation
139(1)
Other halachot of breastfeeding
140(1)
Chapter 6: The Climacteric - Menopause, Perimenopause
141(6)
Medical background
141(1)
Effect on times of anticipation
142(1)
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
143(4)
Part Four Medical Issues 147(49)
Chapter 1: General Diagnostic Examinations
149(7)
Halachic background
149(2)
Timing of medical examinations
151(1)
Specific examinations
152(4)
Manual exam
152(1)
Speculum examination
152(1)
Papanicolaou (pap) smear
153(1)
Colposcopy
153(1)
Cervical biopsy
154(1)
Endometrial biopsy
154(1)
Vaginal ultrasound
154(1)
Laparoscopy
155(1)
Chapter 2: Infertility
156(11)
Definition of infertility
157(1)
Evaluation of infertility
157(1)
Effective marital relations
157(1)
Halachic infertility
158(2)
Order of diagnostic procedures
160(1)
Evaluation of male factors
160(1)
Evaluation of female factors
161(1)
Treatment
162(3)
Support
165(2)
Chapter 3: Birth Control
167(12)
Is birth control permitted?
167(2)
What is the preferred method?
169(5)
Effects of specific methods on hilchot niddah
174(5)
Chapter 4: Medical Conditions
179(8)
Menstrual disorders
179(1)
Unexpected bleeding
180(5)
Post coital bleeding
185(2)
Chapter 5: Therapeutic Medical Procedures
187(3)
Endometrial ablation
187(1)
Dilitation and curretage (D&C)
187(1)
Hysterectomy
188(1)
Abortion
189(1)
Chapter 6: Marital Relations
190(6)
Halachic aspects of marital relations
190(2)
What if physical relations do not seem to be going right
192(4)
Appendix A Review of Physiology of Menstruation and Pregnancy 196(3)
Appendix B Taking Care of Oneself During and After Pregnancy 199(6)
Appendix C Sexual Anatomy and Physiology 205(7)
Appendix D Mikveh Construction 212(2)
Appendix E Checklist Prior to Mikveh Immersion 214(3)
Appendix F Veset Calendar 217(1)
Appendix G The Marriage Contract 218(1)
Appendix H What are the Issues Involved in a Married Woman Covering her Hair 219(3)
Appendix I Authorities Cited and Their Works Relevant to Hilchot Niddah 222

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