יום ג Date: 18 Nisan, 5775 (4/7/15) – Kesuvos#64 {Eliezer}

FORCEFUL PLEASANTRIES

[64a middle] The Gemarah discusses whether a woman should be able to collect her Kesuvah money if her husband refuses to engage in relations with her, because women are not specifically commanded in the Mitzvah of creating children.

Meshech Chachma (Parshas Noach): Women not obligated in “Peru Urivu” (to be fruitful and multiply) because of “Deracheha Darchei Noam” (the ways of the Torah are pleasant); There is no such thing as an inherently painful Mitzvah. This is why women were given the motherly ‘natural’ instincts instead.

D-E-ep Thoughts: We should always remember that the Mitzvos are given to us for our benefit. Often times, people may feel as if they are being ‘punished’ or ‘forced’ to serve G-d. His laws are only given to us with the greatest concern and guidance to be able to live the most fulfilled and happiest lives both in this world and the next.