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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1) Non-erotic nude pictures (a nude in a museum, or
lhavdil, a Holocaust picture) is OK?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2) Things like a couple holding hands in public is
OK?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Ben</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=llevine@stevens.edu href="mailto:llevine@stevens.edu">Prof.
Levine</A> </DIV><FONT size=3><BR><B>Mandatory laws<BR></B>There are several
levels to the observance of physical and personal modesty (tznius) according
to Orthodox Judaism as derived from various sources in halakha.
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<LI>Avoid looking at pictures or scenes that will be sexually arousing.
<LI>Do not erotically hug (chibuk) or kiss (nishuk) your spouse unless you
are in private and when the wife is definitely not a niddah ("menstruant").
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