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Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 10, 2025, 6:22 PM

Once, I ‘almost proved’ that trauma causes gayness but then, I found the truth

Feynman: the shortest, 'elegant' theory is not always the best explanation. Trigger warning: nothing of the following is pornographic but it does talk of sexual violence and sexuality. If you know such things upset you, only read on when you...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 9, 2025, 5:56 PM

Does what Krishnamurti said about homosexuality break your conditioning?

This is the claim of this video clip, but I have many reservations Disclaimer: I am unfamiliar with Krishnamurti and will comment on the statements here at face value in the order they are made. This confuses sex and love. Is homosexuality...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 26, 2025, 9:01 PM

Essentials like law, religion, food, and sex may reflect their highest goal or not

Sharing my opinion in the hope of clearing up some confusion The highest goal of food is to give nutrition and just about the required amount of fuel and fluid to the body. However, this backfires with eating and drinking...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Mar 17, 2025, 4:55 PM

Sexuality (un)related to gender and biological sex

The curse of good looks? This post discusses the psychology of intimacy, not sexuality itself. For those nervous about my generalizations, it has a happy ending below. Terminology: I call sexual preference the gender that you may deeply connect to through...

Allen S. Maller

Feb 13, 2025, 11:17 PM

Valentine Sexuality with a Goddess Wife

Some men feel they are blessed because the women they marry are gifts from God. I know I feel this way. Not all loving relationships are arranged in heaven; but if you are in one of them you should...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Feb 13, 2025, 2:56 PM

Trump lost in trans-lation?

After the Trump Bible, we're in urgent need of a Trump dictionary The clips are followed by some analysis. From the Trump Dictionary A must for every US civil servant Not for people who don't understand satire Trans-, see Unfit, Opposite Transact, see Do business Transatlantic,...

Allen S. Maller

Feb 11, 2025, 5:37 AM

Jewish Valentine: Holy Matrimony and Spiritual Sexuality

Kiddushin-holy matrimony for Jews, is a reenactment by two individuals of the holy covenant first entered into by God and Israel at Sinai when God and Israel first chose each other. God chose Israel saying, “You shall be a...

Feb 6, 2025, 11:33 PM

Honoring Shulamit: Reclaiming Female Sexuality and Power

My mother’s name was Shulamit. I never thought much about it growing up, since I called her Imma—Mom in Hebrew. The name itself didn’t come up often, though it was unique and quite beautiful to my American friends. She’s...

Jan 3, 2025, 12:46 PM

Uncovering the Unspoken: Pornography in the Orthodox Jewish Community

People often avoid confronting issues that challenge societal norms or feel taboo. In the greater Orthodox Jewish community, this avoidance is particularly evident when it comes to aggressively addressing the growing issue of exposure to pornography. While it’s true...

Dec 20, 2024, 5:48 PM

What is the theme of the stories of Genesis? (Vayeshev)

One of the most fundamental questions about the Torah turns out to be one of the hardest to answer. What, from God’s calling to Abraham in Genesis 12 to the death of Joseph in Genesis 50, is the basic religious principle being...

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