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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Mar 14, 2010 20:44:44 GMT -8
I have a question that I want to pose on the forum.
What do you think? Is it acceptable for an unmarried man to live in the same house with an unmarried woman who he is not related to?
Please use scripture, Jewish wisdom, or any other sources and/or thoughts to answer. The question is not for me as I personally would disagree with such an arrangement. But, apparently there are those out there that don't see any problem with such a situation. A few scripture passages come to mind, but I am interested to hear what you all think...
Shalom,
Reuel
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Post by lawrenceofisrael on Mar 15, 2010 0:46:36 GMT -8
Shalom ve rachem aleichem.
As a supporter of gender segregation i say absolutely not. I don´t even think it is ok to be together alone.
Here is the scripture that i use for prove: Mattisyahu 5, 27-30.Although it´d talking about adultery, adultery inevitably means promiscuity. Promiscuity is not equal to adultery but adultery is a worse form of promiscuity. Now if we are not even permitted to glance at a woman with lust in public, which is really difficult i think,given the clothes that so called modern women wear today, how bad will that be if you´re alone in one house and there´ll always be temptation and if you fall, you´ll know that you could´ve done better if you´d just not been living together.
The second verse i want to give is Ruth 3, 14. Ruth´s future husband is anxious that anybody gets knowledge of the fact that Ruth has visited him on his acre during night. As far as i understand it, it would never be the case that an unmarried man and woman would be together alone even if it was not in a house but outside were anybody might´ve seen them and he was quite ashamed.
ve shalom ve rachem aleichem b´shem Yeshua melech ha moshiach.
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Mar 15, 2010 9:13:23 GMT -8
Agreed.
Some will say that it is just a living situation and that there are no romantic intentions. They use this as a justification along with the statement; "I don't believe that prohibiting an unmarried unrelated man and woman living together is scriptural...where in the Bible does it say that?" Of course I believe this is just an attempt to minimize, rationalize, and justify their inapropriate behaviour. But, you are right, in observant Judaism it would not only be completely forbidden to live in the same home together, but being alone together (whether there are romantic intentions are not) would also be forbidden. But, some would scoff and say..."Oh, that's just Rabbinic tradition!".
Any other thoughts?
Reuel
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Post by David Ben Yosef on Mar 15, 2010 23:33:55 GMT -8
But, some would scoff and say..."Oh, that's just Rabbinic tradition!". That is without a doubt one of the more annoying things that so called believers in Yeshua trumpet so loudly. What could a Jewish Rabbi possibly know about Scripture? All the while forgetting that the Mashiakh himself, as well as Sha'ul [who they quote out of context] was a Jewish Rabbi. Go figure....LOL Shalom |
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