Lesson 1: What Does the Law of Purity Actually Require?
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What Does the Law of Purity Actually Require?
Before opinions and headlines — what does the Noahide tradition actually forbid, permit, and expect?
Rabbi Friedman
A frank study of sexual obligations under the Seven Laws — including LGBT questions, unchosen desire, and living with integrity today.
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Preview Purity, Identity & Sexual Ethics with Rabbi Friedman — what you will learn across 10 episodes.
10 lessons with Rabbi Friedman — follow the path from first foundations through the full course.
Before opinions and headlines — what does the Noahide tradition actually forbid, permit, and expect?
Why does sexual ethics occupy such a central place in the universal covenant — and what is it protecting?
Can we talk about unchosen attraction with dignity — without pretending the tradition has no standards?
A direct look at the sources — what the Torah and rabbinic law say, and what they do not say.
Is it possible to hold both an honest identity and honest obligation — or must one give way to the other?
How does Noahide ethics distinguish between inner experience and outward action?
Marriage equality, gender theory, and shifting norms — how does a Noahide navigate a world that calls ancient law cruel?
What does the tradition uphold as the proper context for sexual union — and why?
Lesbian relationships, celibacy, past choices, and starting over — frank questions, honest answers.
How do you walk with conviction and compassion when your beliefs put you at odds with friends, family, or culture?