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Tag Archives: pre marital sex
Pre-Marital Sex Story Shakes Up YU
This controversy illustrates something I love about Orthodox Judaism — it makes more of life significant. Most communities would not become aghast at a story about pre-marital sex, but in Orthodox Judaism it is a shanda. Those Jews who take … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative clothes, marital sex story, orthodox judaism, pre marital sex, pre marital sex story, turning over a new leaf
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12-Step Programs For Sex Addiction
I speak to BINA LA. Here is my story. A few months ago, I was talking to my therapist about what I want out of life. After I paused, he said to me, “That sounds like eroticized rage.” Eroticized rage? … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal, Sex
Tagged extra marital sex, hatred of women, pre marital sex, sex addict, sex addiction, sexual patterns
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Pre-Marital Sex – Is it good or not good to abstain from any sexual contact before marriage?
Dennis Prager tackled this topic for an hour on his radio show today. Almost all of the callers said they abstained from pre-marital sex and that it was good for their marriage. They all sounded religious. They all sounded programmed … Continue reading
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Tagged belief in god, Dennis Prager, pre marital sex, sex before marriage, sex life, sexual contact, sexual intercourse
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Should I Try Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin?
I notice a lot of people wearing this extra pair of tefillin in the mornings. I know that these are reserved for the pious but I’m thinking that if I put them on, I might become pious. Or I could … Continue reading
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Tagged Chabad, minhag, pre marital sex, rabbs, spiritual dilemmas
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Bombing At Shul
Growing up a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian, I got used to speakers being introduced with a little prayer. You can see some of that action here at Loma Linda last Sabbath. Christians will often say a word of prayer along the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Jacob, conversion to judaism, David Klinghoffer, Dennis Prager, distinctive personality, pre marital sex, sephardic educational center, YICC, Young Israel
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Why Haven’t Religious Groups Demanded James Bond Stop Having Pre-Marital Sex?
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager noted that anti-smoking groups demanded James Bond not smoke cigars. Why haven’t religious groups demanded James Bond stop womanizing? Dennis said that religious groups are generally less kill-joy than the anti-smoking crowd and … Continue reading
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Why Doesn’t The Great Sin Of Pre-Marital Sex Get More Attention In Orthodox Life?
When I was growing up in Seventh-Day Adventist Christianity, the sin of fornication aka pre-marital sex received more attention than any other sin. It was the biggie. To do it, was to deny Christ and his love. I’ve never heard … Continue reading
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Abortion
“Every woman I know has had one,” a secular Jewess said to me today. “It’s just something that a woman goes through. All of my mother’s friends. None of them wanted one.” In my experience Jewish women feel a lot … Continue reading
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