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# When a woman is a niddah, a couple is permitted to pass a child to one another, as long as they will not touch, and as long as the child is able to go from one parent to the other on his own, since he is essentially carrying himself (nos'eh et asmo). However, one who is strict and refrains from doing so is praiseworthy. This is for Sepharadim. Ashkenazim though, who are strict regarding throwing an object to one another, should be particularly scrupulous in this matter as well. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:5</ref> However, even those who are lenient to pass a child when the wife is a niddah, should be strict if the child is extremely small, even if it can go from one to the other by itself (because its size increases the likelihood they will touch). Another case they should be strict is if the child is ill God forbid and too weak to go from one spouse to the other on its own. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100</ref> Even when the baby is able to "carry" itself and go from one spouse to the other on its own, the couple should still pass the child to one another only when it is really necessary. For example, if the baby is crying and will suffer if the father does not take him from the mother. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:5</ref> | # When a woman is a niddah, a couple is permitted to pass a child to one another, as long as they will not touch, and as long as the child is able to go from one parent to the other on his own, since he is essentially carrying himself (nos'eh et asmo). However, one who is strict and refrains from doing so is praiseworthy. This is for Sepharadim. Ashkenazim though, who are strict regarding throwing an object to one another, should be particularly scrupulous in this matter as well. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:5</ref> However, even those who are lenient to pass a child when the wife is a niddah, should be strict if the child is extremely small, even if it can go from one to the other by itself (because its size increases the likelihood they will touch). Another case they should be strict is if the child is ill God forbid and too weak to go from one spouse to the other on its own. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100</ref> Even when the baby is able to "carry" itself and go from one spouse to the other on its own, the couple should still pass the child to one another only when it is really necessary. For example, if the baby is crying and will suffer if the father does not take him from the mother. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:5</ref> | ||
# Also, if the couple passes the child in a playful manner, that is prohibited, since doing so promotes intimacy. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100</ref> | # Also, if the couple passes the child in a playful manner, that is prohibited, since doing so promotes intimacy. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100</ref> | ||
# It is preferable that a person be strict to not feed his baby while his wife who is a niddah is holding the baby. If necessary though, they may be lenient, if they are careful not to touch each other. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:6</ref> | # It is preferable that a person be strict to not feed his baby while his wife who is a niddah is holding the baby. If necessary though, they may be lenient, if they are careful not to touch each other.<ref>Taharat Habayit 2:12:8, Torat HaTaharah p. 100, Taharat Yosef 3:7:6</ref> | ||
==Expressing Affection== | ==Expressing Affection== | ||
