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TheSinofWastingSeed

Onunknewthatthechildrenwouldnotgoafterhim,hethereforespilledhisseedontheground...HisactionswerebadintheeyesofGD,hethereforekilledhimtoo.(Berashis38/910)

Onewhopurposelycausesanerectionplaceshimselfinexcommunication.(TalmodNiddah13)

Whoeverwastesseed,thinksimpurethoughts,ordoessomethingtocausetemptationdeservesdeath.(TalmodNiddah)

Formanyweretheevilofman...theycommittedeverypossibleactofevil,howevertheirfate(generationofflood)wasnotsealeduntiltheythrewtheirblooddownonthefloor.Whatisthemeaningofthis,theywouldspilltheirseedontheground.(Zohar,Berashis)

Spillingseedismoreseverethenallsins,sincehedefileshissoulinthisworldandtheworldtocomeandhedoesnotseethegloryoftheshichenah.(ZoharVyeshev)

RYochananspokeupandsaidallthosewhowasteseedarepunishablebydeath.RavAmisaiditisasifheshedsblood.RavAshisaysitisasifheworshipsstrangedeities.(MedrishHagdolVayeshev)

RavAchabarYashyasaidwhoeverwastesseedequateshimselftoananimal.Justlikeananimaldoesnotcarewhatitdoes,sotothispersonrandomlycommitsthissin.Justlikeananimalissetasidetobeslaughteredanddoesnotreceivelifeinthefutureworldsotothispersonstandstodieanddoesnotliveinthefutureworld.(MedrishHagdolVyashev)

WhydoestheversesayTinuf(youshouldnotcommitadulteries)whichisinpluralform,itcomestoincludethosewhospillseed.(TanahDiviRYishmoel)

AtthefirstgatestandstheangelASTRKH,underhiscommandarehundredsofthousandsofdeputies.Theyareappointedonallthosewhohavewastedseed,whodonotgettoseetheshichinah.Thesepeopledefiledthemselvesinthisworld,thereforeafterdeaththeyaregatheredbytheseangelswhoimposejudgmentuponthem.(OtzarHmidrashimsecondchamber)

"BadintheeyesofGDlikethesinofOnun,whowouldspillhisseed.

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(RashiBerashis38/7)

andalsotheirchildrenthiswascountedasmurder,meaningtheywastedseedanddidnotrepent.(RashiYichezkel23/37)

Thiswastheflawofthegenerationoftheflood,theywouldwastetheirseed.(RashiShabbos41)

Semenistheenergyofthebodyandthelightoftheeyes.Aslongasitisexcretedinexcessthebodywithersandlifeislost.Allthosethataresaturatedinthis,oldagejumpsonthem,hisstrengthleaveshim,hiseyesgoweak,badbreathpoursoutofhismouth.Hishairandeyebrowsfallout,thehairofhislegsandarmpitsbecomethickandhisteethfallout.Manyadditionalhealthproblemsoccur.(ShulcanAruch240Rambom,Dayot)

Itisprohibitedtoemitseedinwaste.Thosethatdoareputintoexcommunication,anditisasifhekilledanotherperson.(Rambamesuraybiah21/18)

Onewhospillsseed,baisdiniscommandedtoplacehimincherem.(RambanM.M.E.B.21/18)

Itisprohibitedtowasteseed.Thosethatdoit,notonlyisitaserioussintheyalsoplacethemselvesinspiritualexcommunicationandisequivalenttoanactofmurder.(TurA.H.23/1)

Oneisnotallowedtospillseed.Thisisthemostseveretransgressionfromallsinsinthetorah.Apersonisnotallowedtopurposelycauseanerectionorbringhimselftothinkimpurethoughts.(ShulcanAruchA.H.23)

Itisprohibitedtowasteseed.Thisisthemostsevereofallsinsinthetorah.Thosewhospillseedinwaste,notonlydotheycommitamajorsin,theyalsoplacethemselvesinexcommunication.Referringtothemtheversesaysyourhandsbecamefilledwithblood.Itisasifhekillsaperson.Sometimesasapunishmentforthis,heavenforbidhischildrendieyoungorendupevilpeople.Thisalsocausespoverty.(KitzurShulcanAruch151)

Wastingseedismoreseverethenmanslaughter,forhereheisspillinghisownbloodandthebloodofhischildren.IntheZoharparshasvyacheitsaysallevilpeoplecanrepentexceptthosethatcommitthissin.Inadditionapersonundertheageofmitzvotisnotheldaccountableforhissinsexceptthisone,forErandOnunwereunderageandgotpunished.Inadditionthegenerationofthefloodwhowerewipedoffthefaceoftheearthwasonlyforthissin.(SharaiKedusha)

Moreseverethenallsinsisonewhospillsseed,forhespillsthebloodofhiskidsforalleternity.Inadditionallsinscanberectified,butthis

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onehasnorectification.(SharaiKedusha2/8)

Onehastobeextremelycarefulwithhisbris...Heshouldnevercauseanimpropererection...Beverycarefulnottodamagetheattributeofyesod.(TomarDevorah8,Ramak)

Onewhospillsseed,hispunishmentisdeathfromheaven.Hispunishmentislikethatofthegenerationoftheflood.ThisversereferstothosethatwasteseedUnderthetreesdotheyslaughtertheirchildren.(ShariTeshuvah)

Oneshouldbecarefulnottowasteseed.(SeferHyirah,RabbanuYonah)

Knowthatfromallthesinsinthetorahthereisnonethatcreatedemonslikeonewhospillsseed.Itcomesout,allsoulswhoweretobehischildrennowinterminglewiththesitraachara.Hetakesholinessandturnittoimpurity,goodintoevil(KafHchaim240)

Thereisatypeofznusthatisquitecommonamongsttheyoungpeople,theywastetheirseed.Thiscomesfromtheirignoranceofhowdamagingthisactis.Itisanobligationtowarneveryoneyoungandold,letthemknowtheseverityoftheseissuesuntiltheytremblefromfear.Everycityshouldappointmentowatchandteachthepeopletostayawayfromthisterriblesin.(PelahYoetzotzayin)

Whoevertransgressedthisandbroughtintohismindimpurethoughtshassinnedterribly,thisdestroyshimfromthisworld.Itdefilesall248limbsand365sinews,physicalandspiritual.Thereforebeextremelycarefulwiththis.(SaferHamitzvosHkotzar,ChofetzChaim)

LoTinofheshouldnotbeMnofbyhimself,byspillingseed.(KitzurSeferCharadim,ChaiAdom)

Alsoonewhohaswastedseedshoulddothefollowing,heshouldrepentbysitinginfreezingcoldwater...(SeferChasidim)

Whenapersonspillsseedmanyimpureforcesattachthemselvestothehairsofthatregion,fromtherearecreatedevilspirits.Theyaretheonesthatarecalledpainfulafflictionsofman.Afterhediestheydonotleavehimsincetheyarehissons,thereisnosufferingbiggerthenthis,maythemercifulonesaveus.(ShavetMusar27)

Onewhospillsseedflawshisownthoughtprocessaswellastheupperknowledge.(KitviAri)

Hisprayersarenotaccepted(Shlah100)

Heloseshisabilitytounderstandtorah(KavHayoshar68)

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Hecausesthelengtheningofexile,plaguesandalltragedies.Hischildrenwillalsofollowthepathofevil.(MamLoezVayeshev)

Heavenforbidthatoneshoulddefilehisholyseedinsuchamanner.(RavahVayeshev)

Spillingseeddestroystheworld,itiscountedasifhekillssomeone.Thisisreferredtointheverseonewhoslaughtershiskids.(SvTMaharil4)

Thosewhodestroytheirseedbringafloodtothisworld.(SvTRadboz596/3)

Hewillbeplacedinexcommunication,likeallthosewhospilltheirseed.(SvTRadboz161/5)

Hegivespowertotheforcesofevilandweakensthetribunalonhighasisknowntothosewiseofthetruth,themastersofkabbalah.(SvTYavetz43/1)

Knowthatapersonwhospillsseedcreatesspiritsofdestruction.(SvTRavPoalim)

Spillingseedistotallyprohibited,thereisneveratimewhenitispermitted.(SvTRavPoalim2/3)

Thereareopinionsthatspillingseedisdioraysah(biblicaltransgression).(SvTSirediAish)

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