Comments on: Sin, Samantha, and the Talmud

By: gutman braun

gutman braun — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:12:24 +0000

moshele,
As a man, I find that statement incredibly depressing

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By: moshele

moshele — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:23:42 +0000

Why do women make such a big deal about sex? If you eat in a restaurant you are eating someone else’s cooking. Does your wife go crazy about that? No, because cooking is not as Intimate as sex. But that’s the whole point. Men need sex physically, like food. they need variety. For women, they use sex to define themselves and their worth. That’s the mistake. A women is more than just her sex.
Her brains, beauty, personality, style, opinions , all make her attractive as a package to her husband. Sex is important too, but its not the end of the world if the husband is on a business trip or at a party and fools around or even has a meaningless one night stand.
Just be safe.
I understand the women’s point of view, but I think they need to chill out and maybe take a testosterone pill to think more like a man. Why are women so emotional??

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By: Protect Colorado

Protect Colorado — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:38:03 +0000

Thanks for the great post! You have a new fan.

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By: marc kay

marc kay — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:42:51 +0000

great writing.

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By: Shira

Shira — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:18:41 +0000

OK, my fault. I read the bulk of the comments, and you are right; most people, thankfully, saw this as a huge problem.
I do hope the narrator used protection (however halachically unacceptable) and isn’t exposing his wife to disease on top of this humiliation.

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By: Rupture & Continuity

Rupture & Continuity — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:57:19 +0000

Shira, maybe you should read the comments. I haven’t seen one commentator who claims that what the protagonist is doing is justified in the name of breaking free.

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By: Shira

Shira — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:18:49 +0000

I haven’t read all the comments – who has the time.
But I am shocked that so many think all this is OK in the name of breaking free and exploring other worlds.
As someone who grew up in the secular world, I cannot fathom this kind of morality. What about the WIFE? You know, the one who finally, after years and years, relaxed enough, trusted enough, to enjoy her sexuality. What a betrayal.

What if SHE decided to ‘break free’ of tradition and spice up her love life? Would that be OK? I doubt the issue is halachic. After all, dear Samantha is nidda, etc.
There is a trust implicit in any normal relationship which you have shattered. It has nothing to do with religion.

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By: Transitional Perspective

Transitional Perspective — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:04:24 +0000

Zoney Petunia,

That’s the problem with you guys. You make it a problem and then have the perfect solution. If someone doesn’t believe in god, he has ‘amunah problems’. And should go to a Chasidic brain-washer to restore his mind. If someone goes to a strip club, he obviously has a sex addiction, and you had the perfect solution for it.

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By: Rupture & Continuity

Rupture & Continuity — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:22:18 +0000

Hahah. Nice to see that you chopped the usage of Q instead of K. I love to do this shit.

What is the difference between a oifgeklert chusid and a stam chusid? A stam chusid says “tekifas ha’geonim” and a oifgeklerte chusid says “the gaonite period”. Kedushin and Qedushin, is another one.

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By: Hasidic Rebel

Hasidic Rebel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:46:01 +0000

R&C: Be careful, some might accuse you of working for Artscroll… (Although your non-Charedi transliterations, “Yaqov” and “Qedushin,” might suffice to allay such suspicions.)

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