Comments on: Can you be frum if your not shomer negiah?

By: feivelbenmishael

feivelbenmishael — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:57:20 +0000

Actually whenever someone does something wrong, even behind closed doors, it IS everyone’s business, and does hurt EVERYONE.

By: La chance

La chance — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:25:47 +0000

Phil – (Nov 28, 2008)

You dont have to condone what gay people do or are as “normal”, but personal rule of thumb: Respect everyone. You dont have to like them personally, but unless they hurt other people or doing illegal stuff, you have no reason to respect others as human beings, and see them as simply “gays”.

What gay people do, behind closed doors, is simply not your business. Again, you dont have to like them, or be their friend, but you do have to respect them, and see them as people and not just by their sexual orientation.

See, I have no reason to ‘vent’ my anger at people for their sexual orientation, and neither should you or anyone else.

By: asher

asher — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:59:46 +0000

Shmirat Halashon isnt that terrible!, read “A lesson a day” by the Chofetz Chayim, and Guardyoureyes.com really helped me.. after 3 months, I became shomer habrit, for a while now thank G-d
im a teen, dont live in a frum house, come on hesh, dont give up on that stuf…really i think especially not wasting seed is one of the most important mitzvahs ever created. When you say Elokai Neshama Shenatata bi (Tehorah) hi for the first time with real, true kavannah, knowing that you worked to do everything you could to make it that, Pure, then you’ll know exactly what i mean

By: asher

asher — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:53:04 +0000

Shmirat Halashon is possible, read “A lesson a day” by the Chofetz Chayim, and go to Guardyoureyes.com.. after 3 months, I became shomer habrit, for a while now thank G-d
im a teen, dont live in a frum house, come on hesh, dont give up on that stuf…really i think especially not wasting seed is one of the most important mitzvahs ever created. When you say Elokai Neshama Shenatata bi (Tehorah) hi for the first time with real, true kavannah, knowing that you worked to do everything you could to make it that, Pure, then you’ll know exactly what i mean

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:07:33 +0000

I just want to pint out that aside from the negiah thing and non-jews, women who have not slept with anyone yet need to know that sleeping with a non jewish guy (actual vaginal sex) will prevent her from ever being allowed to marry a cohen. This is a much more serious issue than whether shomer negiah is allowed, at least I personally feel this way. Finding jews to date in this world is hard enough, and limiting oneself to only non-cohanim may be devastating. I dabbled a bit earlier this year with dating a hot non-jewish guy, and I almost had sex with him, but at the last minute I forced myself to change my mind (we still made out seriously). It was extremely hard, but later on, I was incredibly grateful.

By: miriamD

miriamD — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:28 +0000

Where in halacha does it say the premarital sexual activity between two Jews who are monogamous with each other is an aveira?

I corresponded with a Chabad rabbi who kept talking in circles and never actually answered the question.

Thanks,
Linda

By: question to ponder

question to ponder — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:20:12 +0000

Sorry about that, I made a mistake by pressing submit twice because the first time it said “duplicate” so i renamed it and sent it again.

By: question to ponder

question to ponder — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:18:37 +0000

If a president is gay, does that mean his partner would be referred to as “the first man”?

By: homophobic

homophobic — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:18:01 +0000

If a president is gay, does that mean his partner would be referred to as “the first man”?