Q & A

; GYE Responds: ; First of all, there's no such thing as a disgusting being. Hashem doesn't make junk. He has a plan for you, and it's better than you can imagine! ; ; The feelings you express are very common for addicts, and I feel your pain and confusion. ;A few points come to mind: ; 1) P...

Dear R' Dovid, A woman contacted me about a married friend of hers who is acting out sexually ;with many men, although she claims that there never was penetration (but there was everything else up to that point). It has become so bad that she is meeting up with random men in random places, and sp...

I discussed this with Rav Dovid Morgenstern (one of the most prominent poskim today, a talmid of Rav Eliyashiv zatza"l) by phone, and below is a partial transcript of his reply: It's complicated. Mitzad echad, it's only one witness, so he doesn't have any neemanus al pi din. And he also doesn't k...

A Woman asked: After being married for 2 years, I found gay hookup apps on my husband's phone. This was tremendously shocking and heartbreaking. We are dealing with it well but I feel totally tricked (into marriage) and betrayed. Also, my brother had known this whole time, as well as another guy-...

Please listen to ;this great shiur ;by Rabbi Shafier that he recently recorded for our members called "Guilt & Teshuvah". Please realize that although the Torah takes a tough stance when we don't listen to Hashem, however Teshuvah was created even before the world was created! Hashem knew th...

; A. ;Just the fact that you had the will power to stop looking at forbidden things shows you have greatness inside you. How many people are willing to work on themselves and admit their past mistakes in today's world? This is very precious in G-d's eyes. Chassidus teaches us that a Jew has to l...

A. ;This is a very good question and it is one of the deepest mysteries of the universe. I will try to answer it with explanations from ;Chassidus ;and the ;Ramcha"l ;but I hope you understand the terminology (if not, feel free to ask for clarification): Regarding one who says: I will sin and th...

GYE Answers: ; First of all, ;share your life with Hashem. He is your very best friend. Believe me, no flesh and blood relationships can ever really solve your problems. I know so many people with many good relationships and still lonely inside. Only Hashem can fill that hole, and He is always ...

Dear Scared! Let me first commend your level-headedness, a quality that is exceedingly rare when it comes to relationships. You obviously have your head screwed on right and you are walking into this with your eyes wide open. So often people enter or avoid relationships without any clear thinki...

Questions: 1) May men masturbate? Is there any (rabbinic) dispute regarding that? If not, for what reason? 2) And the same regarding women. Are they prohibited to masturbate? Is there a discussion regarding that? If not, why? ; Reply: B”H To the honorable questioner. Although this subject requi...