Editing Jewish views on marriage (section)

==Overview==
===Historic view===
In traditional [[Judaism]], [[marriage]] is viewed as a contractual bond commanded by God in which a Jewish man and a Jewish woman come together to create a relationship in which God is directly involved. Though procreation is not the sole purpose, a Jewish marriage is traditionally expected to fulfil the commandment to have children.<ref>''Hebrew-English Bible'' {{bibleverse|Genesis|1:28|HE}}</ref> In this view, marriage is understood to mean that the husband and wife are merging into a single soul, which is why a man is considered "incomplete" if he is not married, as his soul is only one part of a larger whole that remains to be unified.<ref>Babylonian Talmud, Yebomoth 62b.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/448425/jewish/Why-Marry.htm |title=Why Marry? |access-date=2007-12-19 |publisher=[[Chabad.org]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224153323/https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/448425/jewish/Why-Marry.htm |archive-date=2007-12-24}}</ref>

===Recent non-Orthodox views===
Non-Orthodox Jewish denominations, such as Reconstructionist, Reform, and Conservative Judaism, recognize same-sex marriage, and de-emphasize procreation, focusing on marriage as a bond between a couple.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/conservative-jews-approve-gay-wedding-guidelines/ |title=Conservative Jews approve gay wedding guidelines |publisher=Fox News |date=2012-06-01 |access-date=2013-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2000/03/Text-Of-The-Reform-Judaism-Gay-Marriage-Resolution.aspx# |title=Text of the Reform Judaism Gay Marriage Resolution |publisher=Beliefnet.com |date=2011-02-17 |access-date=2013-09-10}}</ref>