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# It is forbidden for an unmarried man to hold his 'ever' when he is going to the bathroom.<ref>Shulchan Aruch EH 23:3</ref> | # It is forbidden for an unmarried man to hold his 'ever' when he is going to the bathroom.<ref>Shulchan Aruch EH 23:3</ref> | ||
# It is permitted to wear underwear today.<ref>The Gemara Niddah 13b conclude that it is forbidden to wear michnasayim since they cause shichvat zera to be emitted. This is codified by the Rama EH 23:6 though he discusses theoretically how it might not apply today. The Pitchei Teshuva 23:4 quotes the Atzi Arazim that writes it is muter to wear an underwear which doesn't have a pocket which is fitted for the ''ever'', which certainly could cause shichvat zera to come out. The Aruch Hashulchan 23:7 is also lenient remarking that it is obvious that people always wore underwear. Otzar Haposkim EH 23:20 quotes Ezer Mikodesh who is lenient with our underwear, but also cites Sefer Zichronot who is strict with tight underwear.</ref> | # It is permitted to wear underwear today.<ref>The Gemara Niddah 13b conclude that it is forbidden to wear michnasayim since they cause shichvat zera to be emitted. This is codified by the Rama EH 23:6 though he discusses theoretically how it might not apply today. The Pitchei Teshuva 23:4 quotes the Atzi Arazim that writes it is muter to wear an underwear which doesn't have a pocket which is fitted for the ''ever'', which certainly could cause shichvat zera to come out. The Aruch Hashulchan 23:7 is also lenient remarking that it is obvious that people always wore underwear. Otzar Haposkim EH 23:20 quotes Ezer Mikodesh who is lenient with our underwear, but also cites Sefer Zichronot who is strict with tight underwear.</ref> | ||
#It is forbidden for a men to hold his ''ever'' so that he doesn't come to have inappropriate thoughts. Even when going the bathroom he should not hold his ''ever'' except from the corona and further away from his body. For a married man it is permitted to hold his ''ever'' when he's going to the bathroom.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 3:14, E.H. 23:4</ref> | |||
==Teshuva== | ==Teshuva== | ||
