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  • Once i got inside and chatted to some of the kids i realized that a. these are local kids; b. the girls were all dressed appropriately, (though in the trendy style rather than Beis Yaacov style); c. there was no 'negiah' or inappropriate hugging kissing etc.

    Life in Israel 2009

  • Once i got inside and chatted to some of the kids i realized that a. these are local kids; b. the girls were all dressed appropriately, (though in the trendy style rather than Beis Yaacov style); c. there was no 'negiah' or inappropriate hugging kissing etc.

    Israelated - English Israel blogs 2009

  • My idea of being shomer negiah is fairly liberal: it's not "no touching under any circumstances", but "not touching when tensions could arise".

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • My idea of being shomer negiah is fairly liberal: it's not "no touching under any circumstances", but "not touching when tensions could arise".

    Contra Dancing in Jerusalem 2008

  • This responsibility - which is the main pillar of both “tzniut” and “negiah”, in their vulgar use - essentially makes women responsible for all sex offenses, including those involving no women at all !

    An open letter to the OU on their new pro-abstinence campaign | Jewschool 2007

  • Tell ‘em how being shomer negiah and observing the laws of niddah ritual purity are really hot because it builds up the tension, making your partner’s most minor touch even more explosive.

    An open letter to the OU on their new pro-abstinence campaign | Jewschool 2007

  • Honestly, if such a path is truly emesdik (truthful), you can make a case for tzenuah (modesty) and being shomer negiah (not touching the opposite sex) without promoting lies in the process.

    An open letter to the OU on their new pro-abstinence campaign | Jewschool 2007

  • First I have to agree that the animosity against somebody who keeps the rules of shomer negiah is just bizarre.

    First Orthodox Jew Elected to New Hampshire Legislature | Jewschool 2006

  • If Francesca Lia Block wrote a book about a shomer negiah punk rock girl from New York who goes to L.A. to star in a sitcom co-starring mostly goyim about an Orthodox Jewish family

    Book Review: I Want My FrumTV - Danya Ruttenberg 2005

  • If Francesca Lia Block wrote a book about a shomer negiah punk rock girl from New York who goes to L.A. to star in a sitcom co-starring mostly goyim about an Orthodox Jewish family

    2005 February - Danya Ruttenberg 2005

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