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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: Re: sex
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 16:53:26 EDT
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> 3) Are there other rishonim [medieval authorities] who disagree
>    with the Shulhan Arukh, either concerning cunnilingus or
>    concerning other sexual activity (are any rishonim stricter
>    than the Shulhan Arukh)?
> 4) If the answer to the above question is ``yes'', then whom do
>    we follow?  Do we follow the Shulhan Arukh, or do we follow
>    other opinions?



	The Rambam, Maimonides, states in his Book of Laws ( section on 
 prohibited relations, 21st chapter [ I think, but it could be elsewhere])
 that a man can do as he sees fit with his wife. However, he says that
 certain things should not be done [ should not, but are not prohibited ]).

	As for whom we follow, Ashkenazic law is decided by the Rama ( Rabbi
 Moshe Isserlis ) who wrote a commentary on R. Karo's work. Where he disagrees
 with R. Karo he writes a note, otherwise he agrees. The S'faradim generally
 follow Rambam ( I say generally to fend off the S'faradi attack I anticipate
 about an Ashkenazi writing about s'faradi law, when after all I'm probably
 not even Jewish ).


			Eliyahu Teitz.