197 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), Source Book Keys, HTBAJ GENESIS | 1:27 male/female — GEN131 Procreation is a requirement of Jewish law... GEN131 Procreation is a requirement of Jewish law. To deny procreation is to deny creation. Celibacy affirms the limitations of the body, the status quo. Procreation assumes that no body is complete or whole. To realize our bodily nature, a complementary other is needed. See, e.g. Yevamot 63a, “A man who has no wife is no proper man for it is said, [this verse]. Adam equals the human. Only when male and female are united are they called Adam.” HTBAJ 154 Share Print Source KeyHTBAJVerse1:27Keyword(s)male/femaleSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 1:27 male/female — GEN129 Although [this verse] could be read to mea... Previous Article GENESIS | 1:27 male/female — GEN130 Ethics in Family Life. The basis of Jewis... Next Article