דיני יחוד עם קרובי משפחה
שאלה: אנו זוג צעיר בלי ילדים, ואשתי נמצאת בבית החולים בשמירת הריון. חמותי באה לבקר מרחוק ורוצה להתארח בביתנו. איך אפשר לעשות זאת שלא להכשל
Dear Sir:
I hope I am sending this inquiry to the right address. Please forward it elsewhere if I am sending it to the wrong address. I am conducting research into the question of a Shabbos bris for a child conceived through IVF or IUI, and I had a question related to the discussion in Nishmat Avraham v.3 (Chelek Even HaEzer) p.9. Dr. Avraham quotes R Shlomo Zalman, z"l, who deals with the question in light of Rabbeinu Chananel in Chagigah (16a). R Shlomo Zalman is trying to explain the basis for Rabbeinu Chananel's position, and he suggests that perhaps a woman who conceives in a bathtub doesn't fit the description 'tazria' because "eina mesaayat lehazra'at haba'al אינה מסייעת להזרעת הבעל". Does this mean that she does not participate in his releasing sperm (semen), or that she does not help him to inseminate her? In other words, is at that she is not with him at the beginning, when it leaves his body, or are we more concerned with her not bringing him to deliver the sperm into her? What is meant by the term 'hazra'at haba'al'?
Any and all assistance would be most appreciated.
Bivracha
The question was sent to Rabbi Professor A. S. Avraham, author of the Nishmat Avraham , and this is his answer:
'hazra'at haba'al' refers to the act of insemination. The Rav zt"l's explanation of Rabbeinu Channanel was that "ki tazriah" includes both the active participation of the wife in the mitzvah and also that the insemination of sperm directly into body, both of which are missing in the case of the bathtub insemination. If this was true then this argument would also apply to IVF where the above factors would also be lacking
שאלה: אנו זוג צעיר בלי ילדים, ואשתי נמצאת בבית החולים בשמירת הריון. חמותי באה לבקר מרחוק ורוצה להתארח בביתנו. איך אפשר לעשות זאת שלא להכשל
אני סוכרתי כבר 17 שנה מזה כ3 שנים אני מטופל באינסולין אפידרה ולאנטוס פעמים ביום כעת לפני ראש השנה שהשנה הוא 3 יום אני לא
Please find enclosed my question relating to the use of an ILR (Implanted Loop Recorder) for ECG on Shabbat in an area without an Eruv.
לכבוד הרב ד"ר מרדכי הלפרין שליט"א שלום וברכה נתבקשתי על ידי איש רפואה, לברר נושא המעסיק אותו ונוגע ג"כ לעובדי רפואה רבים באשר הם, והוא,