Some Ground Rules for Keeping Marriage Alive and Thriving
Some excerpts from Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s “Kosher Sex”:
“The Torah actually obligates a man to pleasure his wife to the point where she reaches sexual climax before him. For a man to have sex with his wife without affording her pleasure is an abuse.”
“Any form of explicit sexual material which leads to a husband or wife focusing on someone or something other than each other is harmful.”
“Any erotic device which causes us to be more focused on our spouse, however outlandish, may be used. Sexual toys and games may indeed be the answer for couples whose sex life needs to be raised from the dead.”
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