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The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Ancient Jewish Wisdom On Masturbation - 1/13/18

The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Blaze Podcast Network

Religion, Philosophy, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Masturbation, the art of selfishness.   Why is the smallest room in the house, the bathroom, so over decorated?    Monogrammed towels?  Soap shaped like seashells?  Really?  Why are we so embarrassed about a perfectly natural bodily function like emptying our bowels?  What does relieving oneself have to do with masturbation?   Why did Onan in the Bible have to die?  If a woman never marries, is she better off with a child or without?  Why are welfare recipients not the most patriotic and appreciative citizens?  How to avoid all awkwardness in the masturbation conversation with teenagers.  Why did the great, great, grandmother of King David dress up as a prostitute?  Why did her former father-in-law not recognize her?  No it won’t grow hair on your hands or make you blind, but it will……. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Blaze Radio Network.

0:05.2

On Demand.

0:06.9

The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in things that never change.

0:12.1

This is Rabbi Daniel Lapin on demand on the Blaze Radio Network.

0:18.9

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Rabbi Daniel Laffin Show, where your rabbi reveals

0:24.4

how the world really works.

0:28.0

And, of course, male-female attraction is obviously an intrinsic part of the way that

0:35.1

world really works.

0:38.3

And so we're going to talk about something which is a little bit awkward, and anyone

0:44.7

who's had to discuss it with their teenage children or pre-teenage children maybe knows

0:50.5

exactly how awkward this can be.

0:54.1

And it's not entirely comfortable and easygoing to discuss it on the air either,

1:01.6

just because I prefer, in general, for this show to be something that anyone can listen to

1:08.1

and their children can listen to.

1:10.0

And this topic is one that definitely requires parents to make the decision as to whether

1:15.7

you do want many young people listening to this or not.

1:22.4

We go back to 92.

1:27.3

Bill Clinton just wins the election in 1992, November 92. He takes office in January 93, and soon after that he appoints as his surgeon general, a woman named Jocelyn Elders.

1:45.2

Look, she's a controversial personality.

1:48.0

I don't think she has a firm cultural rooting in, if you like, American values

1:55.4

because she almost seemed to delight in tossing grenades.

2:04.3

It's a woman with an obviously complex background.

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