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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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# It is important to note that internet chat rooms carry with it inherent dangers, which are less prevelant in other forms of human communication. These dangers include: false identities, breakdown of modesty, interactions with sexual perverts, and waste of valuable “free” time. <Ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] identifies these four potential dangers that are more prevelant in internet chat rooms than regular everyday conversations.</ref> | # It is important to note that internet chat rooms carry with it inherent dangers, which are less prevelant in other forms of human communication. These dangers include: false identities, breakdown of modesty, interactions with sexual perverts, and waste of valuable “free” time. <Ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] identifies these four potential dangers that are more prevelant in internet chat rooms than regular everyday conversations.</ref> | ||
# Because of the potential dangers, it is important to review and implement the Jewish guidelines as to how to converse with others in an appropriate and constructive manner. See the halacha’s of not [[embarrassing others]], [[hurtful speech]], [[vile speech]], [[gossip]], [[lying]], and [[wasting time]]. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #3</ref> | # Because of the potential dangers, it is important to review and implement the Jewish guidelines as to how to converse with others in an appropriate and constructive manner. See the halacha’s of not [[embarrassing others]], [[hurtful speech]], [[vile speech]], [[gossip]], [[lying]], and [[wasting time]]. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow's halachic guidelines for the internet] #3</ref> | ||
# There is a strong reason to abstain from “private” chats between a man and a woman, similar to the laws prohibiting “[[Yichud]]” – [[Seclusion of a man and woman]]. <ref>[http://koltorah.org/ravj/Introduction%20to%20Internet%20Chatting.htm Rabbi Yuval Cherlow] guideline #4 at the end. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/755044/Rabbi_Mordechai_I_Willig/The_Internet-_The_danger,_Issur_Yichud,_the_importance_of_filters_and_'Areivim',_fill_your_mind_with_Torah Rabbi Mordechai Willig on yutorah.org] elaborates on the issur of Yichud on the internet. Please see Talk page.</ref> | |||
==Guidelines for chat rooms== | ==Guidelines for chat rooms== | ||
