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(Removed halacha about yichud between man & woman in a chat room. It's no different than a man & woman speaking together or texting on the phone. I could be wrong but it sounds incorrect. There is no possibility of a man and woman having relations together) |
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# Because of the potentially inappropriate content, one should not enter an unsupervised chat room unless one can ascertain that the public discourse is on a respectable and “clean” level. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #1</ref> | # Because of the potentially inappropriate content, one should not enter an unsupervised chat room unless one can ascertain that the public discourse is on a respectable and “clean” level. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #1</ref> | ||
# One should not reveal personal identification because of potential predators, but misrepresenting oneself would constitute lying.<ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #2</ref> | # One should not reveal personal identification because of potential predators, but misrepresenting oneself would constitute lying.<ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #2</ref> | ||
# One must ensure that there is a time limit for the chat so as not to lose time for important work or miss the time of [[prayers]]. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] guideline #5 at the end.</ref> | # One must ensure that there is a time limit for the chat so as not to lose time for important work or miss the time of [[prayers]]. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] guideline #5 at the end.</ref> | ||
# It is important to set a spiritual direction for internet use, even if it is without absolute precise laws, in order to avoid spiritual challenges, guide us away from the forbidden, and allow us to sanctify Hashem’s name in the world. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] guideline #6 at the end.</ref> | # It is important to set a spiritual direction for internet use, even if it is without absolute precise laws, in order to avoid spiritual challenges, guide us away from the forbidden, and allow us to sanctify Hashem’s name in the world. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] guideline #6 at the end.</ref> |