First-of-Its-Kind Comprehensive Guide to Marital Life Published

Finally, everything a married couple needs to know: Halacha, Hashkafa, and practical guidance—masterfully curated in a clear, concise, and authoritative manner.

Engaged and newly married couples will find this premium slipcased set an indispensable guide as they embark on married life, while couples of all ages will find its material enriching and relevant, providing answers to their most personal and delicate questions. Written with sensitivity by Rabbi Moshe Ahron Liberow, head of the Dayanus program at Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim and a member of the rabbinic team at AskTheRav.com, this first-of-its-kind original work in English provides halachic guidance and practical clarity in the area of marital modesty, in accordance with the timeless teachings of the Torah and Chazal.

Family Sanctity details the halachos related to the mitzvos of Peru Urevu and Onah, offers a practical guide for newlyweds, and addresses common dysfunctions and disorders with clarity and sensitivity. This sefer has been reviewed by halachic experts and veteran chosson teachers Rabbi Mendel Lipskier of Sherman Oaks, California, and Rabbi Pesach Schmerling of Far Rockaway, New York. The section on dysfunctions and disorders has also been reviewed for medical accuracy by health professionals, including Mrs. Lizzie Rubin, RN, MS, AASECT, of Har Nof, Israel, and the Ani Ledodi helpline.

Reishis Chochmah presents an enhanced edition of the original Hebrew chapters sixteen and seventeen of Sha’ar HaKedushah, featuring translation and elucidation of the numerous otherwise inaccessible Zoharic passages. It also includes a simplified English digest of chapter sixteen, complete with Ramban’s Iggeres HaKodesh, rendered by popular chosson teacher and noted translator Rabbi Yehuda Altein, who also meticulously edited the translations of the Zoharic passages. These chapters, emphasized by gedolei hadoros as essential for cultivating a sanctified approach to married life, are now more accessible than ever.

The work carries endorsements from prominent poskim, including Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara De’asra and executive member of the Crown Heights Beis Din; Rabbi David Yosef, Rishon Letziyon and Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel; Rabbi Zalman Labkowski, Rosh HaYeshiva and rav hamasmich of Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim; Rabbi Shmuel Felder, senior posek and dayan of Beis Medrash Govoah in Lakewood; Rabbi Gavriel Zinner, rav and mechaber of Nitei Gavriel; and Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Raskin, author of many noted halachic works and dayan and rav in London.

The set also benefited from the editorial and design contributions of Rabbi Matisyahu Wolf; Mrs. Yehudis Homnick; Rabbi Arye Leib Hendel; Mrs. Nechami Charytan; Raphael Freeman of Renana Typesetting; and Moishe Muchnik, Alizah Chekroun, and Ber Baumgarten of Spotlight Design.

Publishing of the seforim was made possible by the generosity of Rabbi Moishe Weiss, of Sherman Oaks, California, who dedicated the set in honor of his wife Rebbetzin Ruty, and Rabbi Yitzchok and Rivka Raskin of Machon Stam. Other supporters include Mrs. Bina Cunin of Crown Heights; Rabbi Tzemach and Devory Rosenfeld of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida; Rabbi Yossi and Chami Cunin of Beverly Hills, California; Rabbi Zalman and Shevie Liberow of Crown Heights; Rabbi Aron and Esti Begun of Cheviot Hills, California; and Rabbi Moti and Shainy Rosenfeld of Bogota, Columbia.

Published by Moznaim Publishing, the set is currently available at a limited-time introductory price online and at local booksellers. Order now online from Moznaim, Amazon, or Eichlers. It is also available locally in Crown Heights at Sosover Seforim, Judaica World, Hamafitz Judaica, and Merkaz Stam. Family Sanctity is intended for married and engaged couples only.