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We look at the many different opinions on whether creating one boy and one girl are the ideal way to fulfill our mitzva to "be fruitful and multiply". Is one of each enough? What if we had two boys? What if one child dies? What if someone who converted already had children - who inherit. Is the mitzva fulfilled? What if one's child has a child - might that grandchild count as your child? Should you continue to procreate until you are old? How much does lineage matter to how we 'count' our children/grandchildren? The rabbis go into some detail discussing these and other questions.
We explore this unique mitzvah including Rav Soloveitchik’s halachic perspective and the famous T'shuva of red Moshe on siamese twins.