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Rabbi Eliezer G: Welcome to the Rabbi's one on one chat room, how can I help you today?
Teenboy: I have a question about masturbation
Teenboy: Masturbation is fun, harmless and does not kill babies
Teenboy: Everything I read in the science and health journals state that masturbation is good for you physically and mentally.
Rabbi Eliezer G: You called it harmless
Rabbi Eliezer G: lets talk about that
Rabbi Eliezer G: you addressed the scientific medical point of view
Rabbi Eliezer G: though I am not certain that your information is correct I dont know enough to dispute it
Rabbi Eliezer G: I can tell you that the Talmud and later Maimonidies said that too much masturbation weakens the body1
Rabbi Eliezer G: but I want to talk about the spiritual affect of masturbation
Teenboy: ok
Rabbi Eliezer G: your sperm is invested with your essence
Rabbi Eliezer G: that is why it has the spiritual ability to create
Rabbi Eliezer G: the very essence of your soul is in the sperm
Teenboy: so....
Teenboy: so whats the diffrence between masterbating and having sex with someone?
Rabbi Eliezer G: aah, all the difference in the world
Rabbi Eliezer G: when having sex with your wife then you use G-d ability to create that he invested in you , in the proper manner
Teenboy: btw im not excactly religios
Rabbi Eliezer G: but when you waste it, or deposit it in a woman with whom you may not sleep by Jewish law
Rabbi Eliezer G: then you have taken your very essence - and the divine potential to create that is embedded in it - and you have sent it out into nothingness
Rabbi Eliezer G: who gobbles up this pure spiritual energy? The raw power of creation that is invested in your sperm?
Rabbi Eliezer G: the powers of impurity!
Rabbi Eliezer G: or the kelipah as they are called
Teenboy: I see
[Ed. note: Also read "Where does the Torah say masturbation is a sin?"]
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