Modesty & Sexuality
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A Man Listening to a Women Singing
Why is a male not allowed to listen to a female singing? Why is talking permitted? The Talmud states, based on a verse in Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs, 2:14), that a woman’s voice is to be considered Ervah,…
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Physical Contact and Little Children
At what age do the laws of Negiah (physical contact) begin for boys and girls?At what age is it no longer permissible for a man to arry a girl, or for a woman to touch or carry a boy? Technically,…
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Exposure to Immodest Dress
At what age should a boy no longer be exposed to girls and who are not dressed modestly, e.g. at a women’s swimming pool? From an age at which he starts remembering things, say after 4 or 5, he shouldn’t…
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Pornography
On the radio today, Dr. Laura had a call from a woman whose husband “occasionally” views pornography. This woman has been married 30 years to the same man, and has two adult children. Dr. Laura was shocked that this woman…
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Intimacy and Pleasure
Is it a wrong to enjoy intimacy with one’s spouse? I sometimes feel guilty. Unlike other religions, in Judaism, we do not believe that we should refrain from physical pleasure or abstain from enjoying “worldly pleasures” as long as it…