But there is a schtick in Episode 606, "Padre de Familias" that always makes me wince. Well, okay that's not the only thing about "Family Guy" that makes me wince, but for the topic of this column, that'll do. In this episode, our hero Peter is angry that his hometown of Quahog, Rhode Island, is being overrun by immigrants. He says he wants to patrol the borders of Quahog to keep illegal immigrants out, and make it "as clean as a Jewish porno."

Cut to next scene. Fully dressed, clearly Hasidic Jewish husband and wife are lying, side-by-side, on a bed together. He's telling her, in a deadpan voice, about the real estate deals he's initiated, and she's oooing and ahhing in the same deadpan voice.

The satiric implication here, of course, is that Jewish couples don't get off on what the rest of the world embraces as "porno." Rather, what turns Jews on are the big deals.

And this is where I wince, because it's not true.

A Jewish husband and wife who are dedicated to one another are probably the most lusty, outgoing, innovative creatures when it comes to bedroom gymnastics. If you don't believe me, check out the local Orthodox Jewish couple down the street – the three or five or eight children didn't just happen. The difference is that Jewish sex is kept in the confines of the bedroom, between husband and wife.

I explore this concept somewhat in my novel "Soul Obsession," and a lot more thoroughly in my novelette "Double Mitzvah" (which I wrote using Erica DeQuaya). And it all came about because of an article I did some years ago entitled "The Jewish Joys of Sex."

Though I'm Jewish, and am married to a Jew (and never had any complaints in the bedroom and yeah, that's probably too much information), my take on Jews and sex was probably similar to what "Family Guy" creator Seth McFarland thought. Namely, Jews didn't know how to have fun in the bedroom. Boy, was I wrong.

I spoke to Jews from all walks of life, including an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, who was all too willing to set me straight. The Jewish view on sex is that it's almost a holy act, one that brings together a man and a woman, and brings them both closer to G_d, he told me. Jewish tradition is totally supportive of sex, he added, and not just for procreation. Everyone needs to have a good time.

"The Song of Songs is simply one, long, sexy poem," he concluded. Now, the purists might suggest that "Song of Songs" was written to express the human being's longing to be closer to G_d. But it's a little too earthy for that, in my opinion.

But to continue…

That rabbi is indeed correct. Furthermore, according to Jewish law, sex is the woman's right. The man has the duty to not only initiate sex on a regular basis, but to ensure that she gets pleasure out of it. I'm not kidding about this, folks. Now, this doesn't mean the woman can be a bitch about it – she's not allowed to withhold sex as punishment. A husband has a right to divorce his wife if she withholds sex.

In turning to the Kabbalah, we find that there's a very good reason why sex is not only allowed, but heartily encouraged between a fully committed husband and wife. According to the Zohar, the book of Kabbalah, desire is what fuels our being, with satisfaction of that desire being a goal.

The Kabbalah Centre points out that with desire fueling the entire human experience, from art, to literature, to politics and science, "there is no more profound, potent, or potentially spiritual conduit for the expression of our desire than sex."

This is not to say that sex for sport is okay. It isn't. Sex in the Jewish tradition is sex in its totality – involving body, mind and soul. Sex allows husbands and wives to focus on the spiritual and emotional aspects of their mates, as well as their physical attractions. This further deepens the intimacy between two people, thus bringing them closer to G-d.

So for all those "Family Guy" fanatics out there who think "Jewish porno" is clean, think again. Sex between a Jewish husband and wife can and should be be wild, passionate, erotic, raunchy, loud and totally satisfying.

And it stays behind the bedroom door.