Is marital relations on Yom Tov, Rosh Chodesh, and other holidays restricted beyond the regular onah obligation?
Synopsis
The Magen Avraham and Mishnah Berurah record a tradition of pious abstention on the first night of Pesach, Shavuot, Shemini Atzeret, and Rosh Hashanah. The Aruch HaShulchan and Mishnah Berurah emphasize this is chumrah only — the strict law only prohibits on Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av.
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