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Hi, this is David Wolpe with our
question and answer series.
Orakon writes, "If a woman is not
obligated to have children because you
can't obligate someone to put herself in
Sakana, then a man can be obligated to
put someone else in Sakana?" So,
anybody has the right to put themselves
into a Sakana.
You can't obligate someone to go into a
Sakana, but anyone can choose to go into
a Sakana.
So, therefore, there are people who go
to work in dangerous professions. There
are people who go to work in dangerous
places.
There are people who go out to war,
which is dangerous. You're allowed to
put yourself in a dangerous situation,
but you can't obligate somebody.
Therefore, if a woman does not want to
have children because it's dangerous,
no problem.
There are men out there who can't have
children.
Just You can go to There are There are
certain Shadchanim who specialize in
this.
And say, "Listen, I'm afraid to get him
pregnant because I know it's a danger. I
don't want to have any children, but I
want to get married. Do you know anyone
who can't have children,
who's sterile or whatever the case may
be? I'll marry them."
You don't have to. But, a woman who
volunteers to put herself into this
situation, why? Because she wants to.
Cuz Chana was davening and davening to
become pregnant and have a child.
Daven for me, and I'll daven for you.
There are people who want to have And in
fact, one of the reasons that women
don't have a mitzvah to have children is
because they're smart enough on their
own to figure out that it's a good thing
to do. Men have to be commanded. Women
don't.
So, I can't obligate a woman to, but if
a nice woman wants to help me do my
mitzvah and says, "As it happens, I also
want to have children. I know you want
to have children. Let's get married,
and
we'll both be happy." And the husband
says, "But, you're going to be putting
yourself in a dangerous situation." And
she says, "I'm willing to take that
risk."
Cuz I drive in Israel,
and every time I get behind the wheel,
I'm taking my life in my hands. So, if I
can risk that, I can risk getting
pregnant.
This is David Wolpe with our question
and answer series.
