In Jewish religious law (halakha), the laws of yichud (Hebrew: איסור ייחוד, romanized: issur yichud, lit. 'prohibition of seclusion') prohibit seclusion in a private area of a man and a woman who are not married to each other. Such seclusion is prohibited out of fear that sexual intercourse or other, lesser acts may occur.

2024年6月23日 · Yichud (literally "seclusion") refers to the prohibition for a man and woman, who are forbidden to one another, to be secluded together. The reason for this prohibition is lest the man and woman come to actually live with one another.

2023年8月16日 · The yichud is a Jewish wedding custom that is steeped in history. Learn about the tradition, its meaning, and how it's integrated into modern-day weddings, as highlighted by two experts.

Jewish law forbids a man and woman who are not married to each other from being secluded together. Thus entering the yichud room together is an act which symbolized their newly married state. After all the public pomp and ceremony, it is time for the bride and groom to share some private moments; the purpose of the entire ceremony!

The laws of yichud (seclusion) originate in the Torah and prohibit a man and woman from being alone together if their relationship is forbidden according to Torah law 1 —for example, a man with a married woman.

The laws of yichud are complex and detailed and the opinions of the poskim are diverse and contradictory. This discussion will focus exclusively on the rulings of Harav Moshe Feinstein, one of the greatest halachic authorities of our generation.

Yichud is not only prohibited in a closed room or house, but Yichud also applies in any secluded area such as a quiet country spot, beach, park or forest. As long as the man and woman cannot be seen by other people and they are not afraid of intrusion, then Yichud applies.

With the help of Hashem we begin learning the important and often overlooked Halachos of “Yichud”, the Prohibition of men and women being improperly secluded with one another.

2010年11月29日 · What you witnessed is called “yichud.” It refers to the first truly private time that a newly married couple can be together. According to Ashkenazic tradition, the couple is led by a singing and dancing throng to the yichud, or seclusion room after the ceremony.

Yichud, the prohibition against a man being alone in a secluded place with a woman, is Biblically forbidden (1). It is for this reason that Yosef ha-Tzaddik, who as a son of Yaakov Avinu kept the mitzvos of the Torah, refused to be alone with his master’s wife in their home (2).