Upon whom does the Torah obligation of being fruitful and multiplying fall?
Halacha 2 explicitly states: 'The mitzvah of being fruitful and multiplying is incumbent on the husband and not on his wife.'
Question 2
What is the minimum requirement for a man to have fulfilled the mitzvah of p'ru u'r'vu?
Halacha 4 rules that fulfillment requires 'one boy and one girl,' based on Genesis 5:2, 'He created them, a male and a female.'
Question 3
After how many consecutive miscarriages does a presumption arise that a woman will continue to miscarry?
Halacha 12 states: 'If a woman has three successive miscarriages, we can presume that she will continue to miscarry,' and her husband must divorce her and pay her ketubah.
Question 4
If a woman has been divorced after ten childless years from each of two husbands and marries a third, what is the ruling?
Halacha 14 rules that after two marriages of ten childless years each, a chazakah is established; if she marries a third man, he divorces her without paying her ketubah, unless he knew of her condition.
Question 5
After a man has already fulfilled the Torah mitzvah of being fruitful and multiplying, what does Rabbinic law require?
Halacha 16 states: 'Although a man has fulfilled the mitzvah of being fruitful and multiplying, he is bound by a Rabbinic commandment not to refrain from being fruitful and multiplying as long as he is physically potent.'