What is Abstinence?
Does being abstinent mean you can do everything except for the actual sex act?
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Frequently Asked Questions about Negiah.org
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Why abstain?
Why shouldn't we just do it?
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Before Considering Sex
Think about THIS...
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Everybody is NOT Doing It!
Nobody wants to be the only too uncool not to be "doing it"...
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Not always easy…but doable
...teenage curiosity and raging hormones make sexual urges very difficult to overcome...
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Advice for More Successful Abstinence
...someone who really loves you wouldn't ask you to...
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Why Abstain? STDs
...teenage girls have the highest gonorrhea rate in the US...
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Why Abstain? Pregnancy
...75% of pregnant teens go on welfare within five years...
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Condoms Are Not the Answer!
What you DON'T know about condoms may surprise you!
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Be Like Joe
Mrs. Potiphar was what we today might call "hot"...
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Yichud: Don’t Go it Alone
This Jewish law helps people avoid temptation
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Abstinence - It’s Not Just for Single People
...even married people abstain on certain occasions...
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The Advanced Course: Prishus
...mastering our desires raises us spiritually...
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No Small Thing
Whatever it means, having one's soul cut off sounds pretty serious...
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Clean Slate
The mere mention of Rachav's name provoked an involuntary physical reaction in men who knew her...
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Smart Teens, Foolish Choices
Why do teens who can invent nuclear fuel cells for a science fair do foolish things?
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Spring Break “Gone Wild”
Large numbers of college women reported blacking out from drinking, engaging in unprotected sex...
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Sara’s Story*
...I would be sitting in a room with advisors who were five years older than me and had never even kissed a boy, but I was not a virgin...
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Messing Around - With Your Mind!
There is no such thing as a condom for the heart...
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Rape!
No, your boyfriend is not "entitled" to it...
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Suicide!
Sexually active girls are THREE TIMES more likely to attempt suicide; sexually active boys are EIGHT TIMES more likely...
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Real Love
This may be the most important dvar Torah you ever read...
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Watch Your Mouth
Gonorrhea in the throat? That's just for starters!
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About Us
Negiah.org is a project of NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union...
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