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Learning About Sex the Yeshiva Way |
| Published: January 30, 2008, 10:55 am |
| Tags: community, education, halacha, jewish life, yeshiva, bais yaakov, disfunction, dovid orlofsky, jewish law, kosher, sex, torah |
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As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo, and all because of how they relate to sex. Secular music is rife with sexual references, secular dress lacks modesty and secular entertainment aggrandizes sexual promiscuity. In order to guard against what they see as a corrupting influence, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have taken drastic measures to ensure that the students they protect don't fall victim to society's licentious nature. But by creating a sexual vacuum, are they doing more harm than good? The teenage years are crucial to the development of sexual identity and it has been proven that sexual behavior is directly influenced by cultural norms. This means that when a student is led to believe during his adolescence that his [ Full article ] |
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