Monday, June 12, 2017

sources mekorot - If masturbation is so bad, why is it not in list of 613 Mitzvos?


If masturbation is, as stated in the Shulchan Oruch (Even HaEzer 23:1), "the worst sin in the Torah", then why is it not listed in any of the various lists of 613 Mitzvos and why is there no verse in the Torah that mentions it directly ("Do not masturbate")?




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