Tag: shomer negiah
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Dating & Marriage
Is saving your virginity worth it?
There's an article in the NY Times today about a woman who is a 35 year old virgin, I know plenty of people who…
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Dating & Marriage
David Finkelstein on Jewish pre-marital relations
Is he amazing? No, but orthodox Jewish comedians are so rare that I really appreciate them when they come along, the same could be…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
An argument against shomer negiah?
January's been a slow work month for me so I've been wandering around the J-blogesphere a little at night. I came across Masculine Jew…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
What shomer negiah really means
Find out more about shomer negiah on 4torah.com
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Dating & Marriage
The strangest video I ever made is still hilarious
I got sick of xtranormal pretty fast, but I was just watching this and I'm here laughing my tuchus off at how messed up…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Post shomer negiah philosophy
Dear Heshy, Let me start off by commending you on creating one of my favorite websites and a place I can go to escape…
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Dating & Marriage
Japanese lab invents internet kissing machine
I'm not sure how I feel about kissing a machine that allows you to kiss folks over the internet, but I'm sure someone will…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
So you think you can shomer?
So You Think You Can Shomer? by Anshel M. Shomer negiah is a fine institution and all that, don’t get me wrong, but you…
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Dating & Marriage
Tachlis with benefits
I'm not gonna lie, I had a friend with benefits situation once, we would hang out, but everything ultimately led to the back seat…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Just because you’re shomer negiah, doesn’t mean you’re tznius
The other day when I wrote about the awkward shomer negiah moments in that proposal video one of the commenters posited that it was…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Awkward Shomer Negiah Moments: Marriage proposals without touching
So I'm searching on You Tube for any interesting Maccabeats response videos and I found this one of this dude proposing to his girlfriend…
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Dating & Marriage
The real reason why movies are assur
I was joking tonight with a friend of mine who lives in a small town and will be hosting a girl he’s shidduch dating…
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Dating & Marriage
Speed dating for kohanim
Just got a facebook spam message for a speed dating event for kohanim and eligible women. Here are some sample dates. Date 1 Girl:…
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Dating & Marriage
You know I dated the Sternberg Hot Dog Story girls friend?
I think I'm just going to continue with these two characters and do wacky videos with them. Welcome to my xtranormal phase.
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Dating & Marriage
Apparently I’m not frum – but who really is these days?
I made a comment yesterday about how I wouldn't date the girl who posted the shidduch resume, but I would be down with making…
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Dating & Marriage
It’s better to die than shake a woman’s hand
So some Rabbi last week in Israel ruled that you can shake a woman's hand for business purposes or so you shouldn't embarrass her…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Shomer negiah tefillin date
This is a work of fiction I met the girl on frumster and after several conversations we agreed to meet. This was going to…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
How did keeping shomer negiah become a choice?
How did it happen that keeping the laws of shomer negiah became that one thing that many frum people like to brag about picking…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Have you decided to break shomer negiah?
Debating whether to take your relationship to the next level, by touching? Well you should consider what this video has to say...
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Dating & Marriage
New Heter: Blind people can touch their dates
Besides for a heter for male masturbation, eating meat during the 9 days and not wearing tzitzis when it goes over 70 degrees -…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Do you keep selective shomer negiah?
I wonder how many people keep selective negiah? Meaning they tell some people they do not touch the opposite sex and with others they…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Shomer Negiah in the workplace from a converts point of view
Sent to me via email from an anonymous convert - in response to Awkward Shomer Negiah Moments I should explain that I am a…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Awkward shomer negiah moments
Everyone has a moment when they are not sure what the other persons views on touching of the opposite sex are, and these are…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Are you Shomer but with it?
I know I posted this and deleted it last week, it was a mistake to delete it, it turned out. I know multiple people…