Why do orthodox Jews have to produce up to six children minimum?

Question

i've heard in order to qualify for financial help from the world jewry fund they have produce up to six children. this is to encourage multiple growth.

Answer 1

Now listen very carefully.

it's
a
myth

Answer 2

Okay. I think your question is a valid one, though some of the givens that led to it also need corrected. Let's see if we can help.

Orthodox Jewish men are required to marry and have one boy and one girl in order to fulfill the commandment, "Be fruitful and multiply." This might be what you were thinking of with, "multiple growth."

According to Judaism, women do not need to fulfill this commandment, but they usually do since, obviously, it's hard to do it without them.

Orthodox Judaism, however, forbids birth control; and most healthy young couples are not content to seperate from each other after the birth of a boy and a girl. They continue to have as many children as people not using preventatives have. Also they don't stop after one boy and a girl, because one never knows what tradgedy might take the boy or girl away.

Now about the World Jewry fund, there unfortunately is not one. However, some communities of Orthodox Jews do have funds to help the poorer or sick members of the community. In most part this takes the form of food assistance.

The qualifications for participation in this usually have more to do with the number of family members compared to the amount the father and mother make at work, than just number of children.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Pro-natalist policies in Israel were meant to encourage families to contribute healthy children to help ensure national survival. There's a pretty good discussion of this by Philippe Fargues in an article titled "Protracted National Conflict and Fertility Change: Palestinians and Israelis in the Twentieth Century" from the September 2000 issue of Population Development Review.

Answer 4

My, aren't we a biggot?

I know a lot of Orthodox Jewish families and they just like having large families. Also, they can't use any barrier form of birth control (condoms, diaphragm, etc) and hormonal birth control is thought to be bad for you, so guess what - you have sex, you get pregnant.

Answer 5

Multiple growth?

Answer 6

I've just looked at your other questions and you seem to be either the most genuinely ignorant fool I've come across on here, or you're just a foolish bigot.
If you want to learn something, perhaps you'd be better off asking genuine questions, not just parroting the crap you've heard from your anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic, intolerant mates. It's pathetic.

Answer 7

at least they take from the world jewry fund unlike the muslims who take it from OUR fund.

Answer 8

Oh you heard? are you sure that isn't, "I made this up to spread antisemitism and hatred"? and if I am wrong, then why didn't you ask if it was true, instead of asking why it is true.

Reb yoshi I appreciate your effort to be sincere but this guy clearly has nothing on his mind but spewing hatred.

Answer 9

Why Orthodox Jews,,,, why not muslims, indians,sikhism,buddhism, u are only talking about six,,,, explore every where and u'll know better...

Answer 10

nothing is wrong with having children even six, i would like to have as many as possible.