Q: ;My Urologist requested me to do a Sperm Exam to check fertility after Testicles Inflamation. ;This is considered Zera Levatalah? Should I do it to be aware if I have any issues before getting married? Rabbi Morgenstern responds: A sperm analysis for an unmarried man is for sure considered Ze...

I have been struggling with shmutz on the Internet. I was addicted to personals ads on a well-known site for years. I used to talk to women, send pictures, and sometimes even meet up with them.

Ki yadati ess yitzro asher hu osseh hayom. (31:21) I know his Yetzer Horah which he makes for himself today!

We all know from the Rambam that complete teshuva is when you are in the exact same situation with the same temptation, yet you overcome the temptation. Sometimes, it's hard for me to imagine being in the exact same situation with the same level of lust.

"Am I crazy? Am I a fool? Am I living my life in denial? Of course, I am going to do teshuva. But what will be Motzai Yom Kippur? What will be rosh chodesh Shvat, Addar, Addar Beis?!

Velo nomar od elokainu lemaaseh yadeinu asher becha yerucham yasom. ; We all feel like orphans in some areas of life, when we feel that we cannot rely on anyone/anything to get us what we need/want. ;Only our efforts and exertions can do the trick. That is wrong, ;asher becha yerucham yasom, we h...

The existence in Gan Eden was one where there was no desire at all to look upon דבר שאינו שלו, anything else besides what one is supposed to have. And it is in this sense that Shabbat is "Gan Eden." It is when we must remind ourselves that we have everything we need, and we have no reason to look at anything else. And thus there is special importance to שמירת עיניים, avoiding improper sights, on Shabbat.