Q&A: Avoiding Physical Contact
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Avoiding Physical Contact
Question
Is the prohibition on physical contact of Torah origin? And is it because we are concerned that perhaps the woman is a menstruant? If we know she is not, does the prohibition disappear?
Answer
There is a Torah prohibition against intimate closeness to forbidden sexual relations. With a woman who is not sexually forbidden to him, there is no Torah prohibition.
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