The tractate of the Talmud dealing with Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, ends with of all things a discussion of the significance of having a nocturnal emission on Yom Kippur.
A Tanna taught in front of Rav Nachman: One who has a nocturnal emission onYom Kippur has all of their sins forgiven. But was it not taught, 'One who has a nocturnal emission on Yom Kippur - their sins are arranged in order?' [Which makes it sound like a bad thing.] We can read it as, 'Their sins are arranged in order to be ready for forgiveness.'
It was taught in the study house of Rabbi Ishmael: One who has a nocturnal emission on Yom Kippur should worry the entire following year, and if they survive the year, they can be sure of a place in Heaven. Rave Nachman bar Yitzcak said, 'Know that even if the entire world is going hungry, [one who has a nocturnal emission on Yom Kippur and survives a year] will feel satiated. When Rav Dimi came from Israel to Babylon, he taught that [one who has a nocturnal emission on Yom Kippur and survives a year] will reproduce and reproduce [meaning he will have many children and grandchildren.]
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