Chapter 150 – Chastity
150.1) During intercourse, a man should be in a mood of supreme holiness and have pure thoughts.
150.2) Think of some Torah subject or sacred object when having intercourse, but do utter holy words.
150.3) Do not have intercourse in the light.
150.4) Do not have intercourse in the presence of anyone who is awake.
150.5) Do not look at your wife’s genital organ.
150.6) Do not have intercourse in a room with a Sefer Torah present.
150.7) Do not be overly familiar with your wife except during intercourse.
150.8) It is a man’s duty to be with his wife after her immersion and before going on a journey.
150.9) When having intercourse, you should not do so for personal pleasure, but as a duty to fulfill your obligation to your wife.
150.10 ) You should cohabit in the middle of the night, not the beginning or the end.
150.11) Do not cohabite in public places.
150.12) Do not have intercourse when there is famine in the land, except on the night of your wife’s immersion.
150.13) Do not have intercourse with your wife unless she wants it.
150.14) Guests should not have intercourse in another’s house, unless in a separate apartment from their hosts.
150.15) Do not have intercourse when satiated or when hungry.
150.16) Do not have intercourse within one hour of going to the bathroom, or in the presence of an infant less than one year and at the foot of your bed.)
150.17) Exercise self-restraint in the frequency of intercourse.)