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'''Harchakot''' (Hebrew: הרחקות, tran. ''separations'') are Rabbinic supplementary restrictions intended to prevent a couple from excessive intimacy which could lead to the grave Biblical forbidden actions during the niddah period. | '''Harchakot''' (Hebrew: הרחקות, tran. ''separations'') are Rabbinic supplementary restrictions intended to prevent a couple from excessive intimacy which could lead to the grave Biblical forbidden actions during the niddah period. | ||
Since a couple have a certain level of familiarity, routine, and habitual rapport, the Sages with their psychological understanding and insight concluded the need for these additional restrictions.<ref>Shabbat 13a, Responsa Rosh (no. 47). </ref> Accordingly, these precautions do not apply to one who interacts with women with whom he | Since a couple have a certain level of familiarity, routine, and habitual rapport, the Sages with their psychological understanding and insight concluded the need for these additional restrictions.<ref>Shabbat 13a, Responsa Rosh (no. 47). </ref> Accordingly, these precautions do not apply to one who interacts with women with whom he many not invariably touch. | ||
==Basic Laws== | ==Basic Laws== | ||
