Movies with immodest scenes
Hello Rabbi,
I’ve noticed that over the years, the “meter” / “level” of modesty in movies and series has been going down and down and down until almost every movie and series has immodest scenes and many of them also have partial or full nudity of women and sometimes even sexual scenes with nudity. Sometimes such scenes can come suddenly and without any warning.
The question is whether it is okay to watch such movies and series, because if not, it significantly narrows down the selection, and in addition, such scenes appear in some of the movies and series that are considered the best / highest quality / most fascinating.
Thank you very much.
First, I actually have the impression that it is decreasing significantly (feminism and the maturity of the industry). Second, I have already written here in the past that if it is a valuable work, there is a place to allow it, but it is not permissible and it is not permissible. There is an article by Rabbi Avraham Stav (search online), although in my opinion it is too strict (although of course he was criticized for his voices).
In other words, according to your question, He has ruled that you can even expect such scenes to occur. As it is said: “And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sights of your eyes” [Ecclesiastes 11:9].
If I may add a question that may be trivial and yet…
In these specific scenes, does one have to look away?
Apparently, a person walking down the street doesn't have to look away all the time, right? Is there a difference between the places? Or is it necessary in both?
Thank you very much!
I think it is not obligatory (so writes the Chah in Be'er Mayim Chaim), but of course it is highly desirable.
The question is what is the ruling on forbidden thoughts that arise in such a situation. Is it a Risha's rite and is it rape if one introduces oneself into rape? In any case, it is highly advisable to look away.
Forgive me, but in my humble opinion, such scenes in a movie are no different from other forbidden scenes.. And just as on the street/in public places one must be careful with the purity of one's eyes, so too with movies and series of their kind.
Forgive me, Rabbi, but perhaps the Rabbi is not very familiar with the content being shown today or the person asking the question did not present the question correctly, since in all* movies today, the boundaries of modesty are not maintained and are often completely violated - from women in immodest clothing to sexual scenes.
* (Apart from a few or films in the children's genre, which also, whether we like it or not, causes excessive viewing of women)
Again, forgive me, Rabbi, but unfortunately I speak from experience and knowledge
Shalom Hadad.
I don't want to answer for the rabbi, but it seems to me that in his opinion, if the essence of the film has content that is important to you, even though it contains profanities, it is permissible to watch it because it is a shameful act. On the other hand, films whose sole concern is profanities and arousal of the instincts seem to be certainly prohibited. In addition, the rabbi seems to believe that even on the street, if you are going to your needs, you do not need to be aware of the profanities because it is a shameful act, and indeed, when there are profanities, it is advisable to look away.
With blessings.
indeed
What is the definition of important? Fun is important?
There is benefit in his view. Everyone is at a certain level, and the heart knows whether to bend or to bend. Not everything can and should be defined. What is considered in Halacha: a great need? A great loss? A change?
If a woman is allowed to wear a wig because it's not her hair, then it's also permissible to look at the pixels flickering on the screen because there are no people there.
A woman's pubic hair is not a reflection, even a woman is forbidden to her husband from revealing her head during the K”S for example, forbidden glances in pixels are in the form of reflections of a crime that is more serious than a crime.
I would like to know the source of the words of the hach in the well of living water, as well as what is the proper intention? Either it is halakhically forbidden or it is permitted, since it is not a moral matter, and in Judaism there is no halakhic exception?
Rule and letter of hand.
Halacha is not just positive. There is a degree of chassidism, before the Shwe”d, worthy, and so on.
Pubic hair in a woman is for modesty and reflection. And to distinguish between the married and the unmarried.
And this is a custom that has become a prohibition.
Thank you.
Ruling, what custom has become a prohibition? A woman's hair (without considering exceptions) does not cause reflections, unlike immodest looks, what is not clear?
What causes reflections are things that are covered. That is, the custom/prohibition has turned this into a source of reflections.
There are places of primitive tribes where women go without covering their upper body. This is normal and therefore does not cause reflections.
At first, the upper class used to cover themselves with many items of clothing and women their heads and this permeated the people. In the end, it became a prohibition.
I didn't understand how the rabbi quotes the well of living water. He writes at the end of the passage that matters of incest are because a person's soul is loved, and it is forbidden to look even unintentionally.
If I quote, does that necessarily mean I agree with everything he says?
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