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Modesty and Sexuality in Halakhic Literature

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Modesty and Sexuality in Halakhic Literature In Brief Though it is not mentioned in the Bible, the laws of modesty in Jewish life have developed into a significant part of modern halakhic practice. Along with a set of rules for men’s behavior, the rules of modesty are designed to restrain men’s sexual urges, even as the obligations largely fall onto women. These rules are meant to ensure that sex occurs in a way the rabbis view as appropriate. In addition to these rules, the rabbis also regulate sex itself, giving men an obligation to have sex. However, opinions differ across different Jewish movements as to whether that sexuality is to be enjoyed or is merely an obligation to be performed. Modesty remains an important topic in Israeli debates about women’s role in society. The Concept of Modesty Modesty (zeni’ut), in its broad sense, represents a mode of moral conduct that is related to humility. A person who behaves modestly refrains from extroverted behavior that is supposed to spea
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A pregnant woman during a nationwide rally in support of abortion rights in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2022. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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A pregnant woman during a nationwide rally in support of abortion rights in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2022. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Popular culture tends to focus on a few elements of pregnancy: morning sickness, the growing baby bump, and, of course, mood swings. But that ignores more dangerous, less well-known conditions associated with pregnancy. Up to 10 percent of pregnant US women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes and uncontrolled high blood sugar; untreated, this can result in a difficult delivery, and risks developing into Type 2 diabetes years later. Meanwhile, 2 to 8 percent of women worldwide have symptoms of preeclampsia, a condition involving high blood pressure that can lead to fatal seizures if untreated, can damage the mother’s organs, and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life for the baby. But even a supposedly normal, healthy pregnancy with no complications can lead to a lot more than just morning nausea. And the ordeal isn’t ove
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Vizag on a record-breaking spree

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Vizag on a record-breaking spree The City of Destiny boasts of a horde of record holders who’ve made it to the hall of fame for undertaking various incredible feats. We bring you their story Everybody dreams of having their name go down in history and standing out in the crowdBut looks like mana Vizagites are particularly excited with the prospect of breaking and creating records by attempting things that others don’t even dream of! In an interesting trend of sorts that has been noticeable for a few years now, Vizag has managed to find a place for itself amongst various notable record books, from the Limca Book of World Records and the Asian Book of Records to the Guiness Book. And the attempts to get into this halls of fame range from noble and dangerous to downright quirky! In fact, in 2013 alone, Vizag has attempted almost 16 records.In the past two months, there have been three record-breaking attempts. While the YHAI’s trekking expedition is hoping to create nine new records (fast
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Nude protests on the rise, but do they work?

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Nude protests on the rise, but do they work? Gone are the days when protests used to be about crowds holding placards and shouting out their demands. Today, protestors are looking for means to make an eyeball-grabbing statement and make themselves heard.And what better way than by stripping off to make a point? In fact, in June, several such protests were held across the globe. The month began and ended with feminist protesters staging ‘naked’ protests for women’s rights — first in Ukraine, and then at a mosque in Sweden While women are often at the forefront of protests seeking freedom or basic rights, the larger question is if nudity is the only way to make people sit up and take notice.Women have, time and again, shed their clothes for many social causes and continue to do so. “Women take to this form of protest because they feel it’s their only way to grab attention for a certain cause, which would otherwise not have received as much attention,” says stand-up comedian and VJ Cyrus
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International Women's Day: More than a topless protestWhat is the connection

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International Women's Day: More than a topless protestWhat is the connection  between the right to go topless and a growing campaign to end violence against women in Latin America? The BBC's Daniel Pardo Vegalara reports. Last month dozens of women gathered in central Buenos Aires to demand the right to sunbathe topless. The protest came after three women sunbathing on a beach in the capital were asked to leave by the police or face arrest. The law is not clear about the right to sunbathe topless, but doing so is not the norm in Argentina. The incident went viral on social media and generated huge controversyAnd as if to prove the protesters' point, dozens of men came to watch the demonstration, flirting, laughing and generally behaving as if they were at a cattle market, the women said Karina Flores, 40, said that women were taking back control. "We are protesting so we will stop being used as scum," she said. "Men tell us they want to lick our breasts on th
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Nasarawa guber: Akwanga women go topless to protest alleged rigging

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Nasarawa guber: Akwanga women go topless to protest alleged rigging Women in Akwanga Local government Area of Nasarawa State, Friday, stripped themselves half-naked to protest the outcome of the governorship election in the state.The women, who were in black attires had placards emblazoned with different inscriptions. They claimed their mandate was stolen, noting that their votes must count.They equally insisted that INEC must revert the result of the governorship in Nasarawa in the interest of peace. It would be recalled that tension continued to mount in Lafia and some parts of the state following alleged rigging of the guber election. Women protesters demanded, among other things, the cancellation of the governorship election, causing traffic gridlock. They were escorted by the security agencies deployed to forestall break down of law and order in the local government area. It would be recalled that Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was returned as the w
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Nudity is a great leveller’: Why Germans love to get naked

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Nudity is a great leveller’: Why Germans love to get naked Early naturists rebelled against the grime of industry and the slaughter of the first World War The first time Michael Adamski saw his mother-in-law naked it was awkward. But it wasn’t as awkward as seeing his boss naked. Adamski, a police officer in Berlin who investigates organised crime, first started going to a nudist camp at a lake outside Berlin after he met his wife, whose family owned a cabin there. One weekend, when he had just about gotten used to stripping in front of his in-laws, he bumped into the highest-ranking colonel in his precinct – who promptly challenged him to a game of table tennis. They have been on first-name terms ever since. “Once you’ve played ping-pong with someone naked, you can’t call them ‘colonel’ anymore,” Adamski says as he prepared to join a triathlon where the swimming and running portions of the race were naked. “Nudity is a great leveler.”Germans love to get naked. They have been getting n
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What turned a shy girl into Australia's 'most promiscuous woman' having sex with 600 men in a year?

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What turned a shy girl into Australia's 'most promiscuous woman' having sex with 600 men in a year?  Bullies, an eating disorder and a shock classroom incident created a '£1m-a-year OnlyFans star'... but is all as it seems?Annie Knight was among thousands of women whose life was irrevocably changed when OnlyFans exploded during the pandemic. She was working in marketing for a shopping centre at the time, collecting a small salary and still living at home, when she was struck off for posting lewd content online. Despite this setback, Annie is today one of the most successful content creators in the world, bringing in as much as £1.2million a year, and the proud owner of three lavish homes across Australia worth a combined £1.45 million. Her secret? An incredibly candid public presence offering insight into her world as she embarks on various sexual challenges unimaginable for most of us - and at times even provoking comments she may have made it all up. In her latest
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Liberating? Exploitative? A Nude Scene Summer Report Card.

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Liberating? Exploitative? A Nude Scene Summer Report Card. From “The Idol” to “Oppenheimer,” women’s bodies were on display on our screens the past few months. Some executions succeeded with humor, others felt misguided. This has been a summer of women being liberated — from their wardrobes, mostly. The nudity on our screens has been a topic of constant conversation for months, from the provoking premiere of “The Idol” in June to the left-field nudity in “Oppenheimer” (and the interpersonal havoc it wreaked on some relationships, as one viral TikTok can attest to). In each instance the theme, in one respect or another, seems to be liberation: not necessarily of the de Beauvoir variety, but a female character’s liberation from some kind of enclosure, whether societal, cultural or personal, and her nudity is meant to reflect that. Depending on the context of the story, the director’s intention, the work’s perspective or the execution of the shot, a nude scene may serve as shorthand for a
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Tracking Historical Representations of the Female Nude

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Tracking Historical Representations of the Female Nude French painting in the mid-nineteenth century is characterized by the critical transformation from the academic, neoclassical style to more innovative and progressive types. The idealized, nude goddess of the neoclassical tradition was gradually replaced by modern varieties in which avant-garde painters chose the representation of the female nude as a front for their challenge to the accepted standards of the Academy In French academic art, female nudity was only permissible within the context of a recognizable narrative in an imaginary, mythological or biblical landscape. However, forward-thinking artists portray women in a naturalistic form, engaged in everyday activities, undermining established clichés of femininity and eliminating the voyeurism associated with traditional nudes of the period. By analyzing the evolving relationship between the fine art of the female nude, its reception, and political movements in nineteenth-cen
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