A remarkable pasuk:
דברים ה':כ"ו
לֵ֖ךְ אֱמֹ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם שׁ֥וּבוּ לָכֶ֖ם לְאׇהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃
Go tell them [the Jews] - return to your tents.
This means - according to Chazal [see Beitza 5b] - that we were told that we may now have relations with our spouses.
Hashem just gave the Torah. Of ALL the things to tell us - this?????????
Says the Netziv:
נצי"ב דברים ה':כ"ו
שובו לכם לאהליכם לחיי בשרים ותענוגות בני האדם כטבע האנושי.
The Torah was given to HUMAN BEINGS. Human beings have libido, a strong sex drive. That is part of being human. So Hashem says: Now you have the Torah. The Torah was given to NORMAL human beings. So by all means, don't think that now you are too holy for "that". No you are not - because it is not unholy. It is part and parcel of a holy lifestyle. Eat like normal human beings, sleep like normal human beings and have sexual relations like normal human beings.
WOW!!
There is another approach - hopefully for a future post.
