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279: MUST A HABITUAL
HOMOSEXUAL
OFFENDER MARRY?

ɳ Question

I have some questions regarding a young man with homosexual ten-
dencies:
1. What is expected of him in regard to marriage? Does he have to

exert effort to marry a woman in order to fulfill the mitzvah of
procreation, for maybe since he is unfit for marriage – this patient
in particular has no desire whatsoever to live with a woman and
the idea disgusts him – perhaps he is exempt?
2. If possible matches are suggested to him must he inform the oth-
er parties of his tendencies?
3. Must a married man who has concealed his situation from his
wife – who is ignorant of the fact that he also lives with men –
reveal this to her?

Moshe Shekalim, Clinical Psychologist

ɳ Response to Question One

The Ibn Ezra (Shemos 20:13) writes as follows:“Rav Saadia Gaon said
that there are several levels of severity in promiscuous relations, the
lowest of which is: 1. Having relations with a single woman or with a
widow [i.e. with an unmarried woman, without proper marriage]; 2.

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