Saturday, June 30, 2018

halacha - No Blessing on marital relations?


Yebamoth 61b discusses the positive commandment of being fruitful and multiplying. As far as I am aware, one makes no blessing before intercourse. why not?


Please cite sources!



Answer



The Maggid Ta'alumos to the Rif on Maseches Berachos, daf 35a (25a in pages of the Rif) says that we do not make the blessing because she may not get pregnant and then the mitzvah was not fulfilled. He also addresses that Onah is a negative commandment and therefore has no blessing.


However, he does indicate that the blessings under the Chuppah do constitute a general birkas hamitzvah.



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