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Conversion Therapy for SSA

Conversion Therapy for SSA

By the.guard
Question: I know conversion therapy is highly controversial and deemed unhelpful and unhealthy in the mental health field. What do you think about it? Dovid, a GYE volunteer, responds: Thanks for sharing the question and I am glad to answer the question from my perspect...
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the.guard (Yaakov)'s views on Homosexuality (in a nutshell):

the.guard (Yaakov)'s views on Homosexuality (in a nutshell):

By testchart1
Having SSA is similar to someone who would be attracted ONLY to married women, i.e. single women don't attract him at all (if such a thing was possible).
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13 Principles regarding gender disorientation groups

13 Principles regarding gender disorientation groups

By testchart1
I'd like to mention that which is obvious to us all, with a sketch of 13 principles regarding the gender disorientation groups that fight everything holy
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Not Attracted to My Wife

Not Attracted to My Wife

By obormottel
Question: Hi, I'm 26 years old. I am married for a bit over 5 years and from the beginning, have not had much of an attraction for my wife. However, after having 2 kids, my wife gained a lot of weight and now I have absolutely no attraction to her. I spoke to her about th...
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My Unwanted SSA Journey

By obormottel
I have been struggling with unwanted same-ses attraction (SSA) since before my bar mitzvah and have experienced the struggle in different ways over the years of my journey. I find my anger seems to come out when seeing other younger guys (I'm kind of stuck as an older bac...
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The Pollution of Sodom

By obormottel
BS”D Shalom u’Brachah, to our dear Jewish brothers and sisters in Brazil, This week, before I sent my son, Rabbi Yisochar Dov Taub, shlit”a, on a Chizzuk mission to your country, several of your community activists informed us that a recently enacted law effectively preve...
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Rabbis speak out on Same Sex Attraction

By obormottel
Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan and President of the Hotam association, one of the most respected leaders and Torah Sages of the religious Zionist sector, reacted to the words of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin with respect to whether active homosexuals can be held accou...
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Homosexual Relations

By obormottel
Some so called "progressive" Rabbis today have made the claim that a person with same-sex tendencies cannot be called a transgressor, even if he acts on these tendencies, since that this person is in the halakhic category of "Ones Rachmana patreh" -"someone who is coerce...
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Awareness of Same Sex Attraction

By obormottel
Question: I'm male and sexually attracted to certain types of men. I've been brought up with weird parents. I also had a difficult upbringing and was bullied a lot. About half a year ago, someone recommended a book, "Bad Childhood, Good Life", which changed my life! Now I...
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The Orthodox Transgender Dillema

By obormottel
Question: What happens to "Frummies" who are gay or transgender? There will always be a percentage of people in any given community who are somehow just born like this and there is no way to change them. Sometimes nature makes a mistake and assigns the incorrect gender ...
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SSA Conference Call at a BRAND NEW TIME!

By obormottel
Hey Everyone! I am happy to announce that this coming Sunday June 18, from 10:45-11:30 am EST* a new cycle for the SSA (same-sex attractions) conference call will begin! If you struggle with SSA please join us, especially if you have never attended these calls before. If...
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Should I say anything about a guy’s SSA issues to his Kallah?

Should I say anything about a guy’s SSA issues to his Kallah?

By the.guard
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...
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Can the 12-Step program help someone deal with SSA (same-sex attraction)?

By obormottel
Dov writes: Sometimes guys write to me about SSA. I responded to a couple of them with this (below) as a start to the right conversation: As far as myself, I do not see any similarity that homosexuality bears to addiction. Do you? It seems like a separate issue and ther...
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Shedding Light on the Gay Issue

By GYE Corp.
It has become increasingly common in the Orthodox community for young men to turn to a therapist because of concerns regarding their “sexual orientation.” Sometimes, even if they give other reasons for their interest in therapy, the concern over same-sex attraction (SSA) ...
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A Letter by Reb Ahron Feldman to a Gay Baal Teshuva

By the.guard
Dear _____, I received your letter a few days ago and was very pained by the anguish you have undergone for so many years because of your homosexuality and which is especially tortuous to you now that you have become a baal teshuvah. You have asked me for a Torah view on ...
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Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe about SSA

By the.guard
See the original letter here. By the Grace of G-d 25th of Shevat, 5746 Brooklyn, N.Y. Greeting and Blessing: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Jan. 26th, in which you write about a serious problem. As requested, I will remember you in prayer for the fulfi...
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Declaration On The Torah Approach To Homosexuality

By the.guard
Societal Developments On Homosexuality There has been a monumental shift in the secular world’s attitude towards homosexuality over the past few decades. In particular over the past fifteen years there has been a major public campaign to gain acceptance for homosexuality....
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Frequently Asked Questions on the Torah Declaration

By the.guard
How do we know that G-d did not create someone with a homosexual orientation that can not be changed? What about individuals who claim that they have sincerely tried to heal through reparative therapy but we...
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