We are currently in the three week period between 17 Tamuz and 9 Av. The Bais Hamikdash was destroyed due to Sinas Chinam, senseless hatred of Jews to one another. Let's instead practice Ahavas Chinam, loving our fellow Jews, just because! Regardless of their backgrounds, color of shirt or hat, or any other "differences".
Let's love and respect one another simply because we are ALL children of ONE Father in heaven. If we do this, we will merit the arrival of mashiach and the rebuilding of the Bais hamikdash VERY soon.
1) The prohibition for a male to gaze at a female is in effect regardless if the female is gazed at in person, through a window or via a mirror.
Moreover, this prohibition exists even if not gazing at the actual female, but rather at a photo, video or other image of her, as anytime an impure thought can occur due to gazing at her likeness the prohibition has been transgressed.
2) Thus, care should be taken if perusing secular magazines and newspapers, as unfortunately they are filled with forbidden images (as well as other forbidden content many times) which if gazed at can be a transgression of biblical prohibitions.
The same applies, even more so, to viewing secular films produced by Hollywood et al , which are often filled with images of immodestly clad women and other images and content that the Torah abhors.
Each individual must consult with their own Rav to determine if and what kinds of secular media are permitted to be a part of their lives.
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Reader's Question:
For those who keep the minhag of not wearing anything new during the 3 weeks, until when is a piece of clothing still considered new?
Meaning - if one has a new shirt can he wear it for 30 minutes and then take it off and wear it during the 3 weeks? (For example: one who has 5 new shirts, can he wear each one for a half an hour tomorrow and then not be concerned anymore that it's new?)
Answer:
There is a difference between new clothing and fresh clothing.
The custom is not to wear brand new clothing during the three weeks.
The prohibition of wearing fresh clothing is not during the entire 3 weeks, only during the 9 days from Rosh Chodesh Av until Tisha B'Av.
The Poskim give various amounts of time for this. The accepted ruling (Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlita and others rule this way) is that if it's worn for half an hour [before the nine days for old clothing, or before the three weeks for brand new clothing] it suffices to not be fresh anymore.
Yes, they can all be tried on on the same day and then be OK to wear during the nine days.
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זכר צדיק וקדוש לברכה
Once, Rabbon Shimon ben Gamliel asked Tavi, his servant, "Go out to the marketplace and buy me a 'good' food." Tavi returned with a tongue of an animal.
Rabbon Shimon then asked him to buy something 'bad.' Tavi returned, once again, with a tongue.
In response to Rabbon Shimon's surprise, Tavi replied, "Both good and bad come from the tongue; when it is good, there is nothing better, and when it is bad, there is nothing worse."
(Midrash, Yalkut Shimoni Tehilim 52)
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