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Separate beds while tehorah?

May 27, 2005

Question

Is it proper for a husband and wife to sleep in separate beds all the time, except when they are having marital relations?
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Answer

One might infer from the prohibition against sleeping in the same bed when the wife is niddah that sharing a bed is the norm at all other times. However, when the wife is not niddah, the couple may choose any sleeping arrangement that suits them.

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