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TheSinofWastingSeed

Onunknewthatthechildrenwouldnotgoafterhim,hethereforespilled
hisseedontheground...HisactionswerebadintheeyesofGD,he
thereforekilledhimtoo.(Berashis38/910)
Onewhopurposelycausesanerectionplaceshimselfin
excommunication.(TalmodNiddah13)
Whoeverwastesseed,thinksimpurethoughts,ordoessomethingto
causetemptationdeservesdeath.(TalmodNiddah)
Formanyweretheevilofman...theycommittedeverypossibleactof
evil,howevertheirfate(generationofflood)wasnotsealeduntilthey
threwtheirblooddownonthefloor.Whatisthemeaningofthis,they
wouldspilltheirseedontheground.(Zohar,Berashis)
Spillingseedismoreseverethenallsins,sincehedefileshissoulin
thisworldandtheworldtocomeandhedoesnotseethegloryofthe
shichenah.(ZoharVyeshev)
RYochananspokeupandsaidallthosewhowasteseedare
punishablebydeath.RavAmisaiditisasifheshedsblood.RavAshi
saysitisasifheworshipsstrangedeities.(MedrishHagdol
Vayeshev)
RavAchabarYashyasaidwhoeverwastesseedequateshimselftoan
animal.Justlikeananimaldoesnotcarewhatitdoes,sotothisperson
randomlycommitsthissin.Justlikeananimalissetasidetobe
slaughteredanddoesnotreceivelifeinthefutureworldsotothis
personstandstodieanddoesnotliveinthefutureworld.(Medrish
HagdolVyashev)
WhydoestheversesayTinuf(youshouldnotcommitadulteries)which
isinpluralform,itcomestoincludethosewhospillseed.
(TanahDiviRYishmoel)
AtthefirstgatestandstheangelASTRKH,underhiscommandare
hundredsofthousandsofdeputies.Theyareappointedonallthose
whohavewastedseed,whodonotgettoseetheshichinah.These
peopledefiledthemselvesinthisworld,thereforeafterdeaththeyare
gatheredbytheseangelswhoimposejudgmentuponthem.
(OtzarHmidrashimsecondchamber)
"BadintheeyesofGDlikethesinofOnun,whowouldspillhisseed.
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(RashiBerashis38/7)
andalsotheirchildrenthiswascountedasmurder,meaningthey
wastedseedanddidnotrepent.(RashiYichezkel23/37)
Thiswastheflawofthegenerationoftheflood,theywouldwastetheir
seed.(RashiShabbos41)
Semenistheenergyofthebodyandthelightoftheeyes.Aslongasit
isexcretedinexcessthebodywithersandlifeislost.Allthosethatare
saturatedinthis,oldagejumpsonthem,hisstrengthleaveshim,his
eyesgoweak,badbreathpoursoutofhismouth.Hishairand
eyebrowsfallout,thehairofhislegsandarmpitsbecomethickandhis
teethfallout.Manyadditionalhealthproblemsoccur.(ShulcanAruch
240Rambom,Dayot)
Itisprohibitedtoemitseedinwaste.Thosethatdoareputinto
excommunication,anditisasifhekilledanotherperson.
(Rambamesuraybiah21/18)
Onewhospillsseed,baisdiniscommandedtoplacehimincherem.
(RambanM.M.E.B.21/18)
Itisprohibitedtowasteseed.Thosethatdoit,notonlyisitaserious
sintheyalsoplacethemselvesinspiritualexcommunicationandis
equivalenttoanactofmurder.(TurA.H.23/1)
Oneisnotallowedtospillseed.Thisisthemostseveretransgression
fromallsinsinthetorah.Apersonisnotallowedtopurposelycausean
erectionorbringhimselftothinkimpurethoughts.(ShulcanAruch
A.H.23)
Itisprohibitedtowasteseed.Thisisthemostsevereofallsinsinthe
torah.Thosewhospillseedinwaste,notonlydotheycommitamajor
sin,theyalsoplacethemselvesinexcommunication.Referringtothem
theversesaysyourhandsbecamefilledwithblood.Itisasifhekillsa
person.Sometimesasapunishmentforthis,heavenforbidhischildren
dieyoungorendupevilpeople.Thisalsocausespoverty.(Kitzur
ShulcanAruch151)

Wastingseedismoreseverethenmanslaughter,forhereheisspilling
hisownbloodandthebloodofhischildren.IntheZoharparshas
vyacheitsaysallevilpeoplecanrepentexceptthosethatcommitthis
sin.Inadditionapersonundertheageofmitzvotisnotheld
accountableforhissinsexceptthisone,forErandOnunwere
underageandgotpunished.Inadditionthegenerationofthefloodwho
werewipedoffthefaceoftheearthwasonlyforthissin.
(SharaiKedusha)
Moreseverethenallsinsisonewhospillsseed,forhespillstheblood
ofhiskidsforalleternity.Inadditionallsinscanberectified,butthis

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onehasnorectification.(SharaiKedusha2/8)
Onehastobeextremelycarefulwithhisbris...Heshouldnevercause
animpropererection...Beverycarefulnottodamagetheattributeof
yesod.(TomarDevorah8,Ramak)
Onewhospillsseed,hispunishmentisdeathfromheaven.His
punishmentislikethatofthegenerationoftheflood.Thisverserefers
tothosethatwasteseedUnderthetreesdotheyslaughtertheir
children.(ShariTeshuvah)
Oneshouldbecarefulnottowasteseed.(SeferHyirah,Rabbanu
Yonah)
Knowthatfromallthesinsinthetorahthereisnonethatcreate
demonslikeonewhospillsseed.Itcomesout,allsoulswhoweretobe
hischildrennowinterminglewiththesitraachara.Hetakesholiness
andturnittoimpurity,goodintoevil(KafHchaim240)
Thereisatypeofznusthatisquitecommonamongsttheyoung
people,theywastetheirseed.Thiscomesfromtheirignoranceofhow
damagingthisactis.Itisanobligationtowarneveryoneyoungandold,
letthemknowtheseverityoftheseissuesuntiltheytremblefromfear.
Everycityshouldappointmentowatchandteachthepeopletostay
awayfromthisterriblesin.
(PelahYoetzotzayin)
Whoevertransgressedthisandbroughtintohismindimpurethoughts
hassinnedterribly,thisdestroyshimfromthisworld.Itdefilesall248
limbsand365sinews,physicalandspiritual.Thereforebeextremely
carefulwiththis.
(SaferHamitzvosHkotzar,ChofetzChaim)
LoTinofheshouldnotbeMnofbyhimself,byspillingseed.
(KitzurSeferCharadim,ChaiAdom)
Alsoonewhohaswastedseedshoulddothefollowing,heshould
repentbysitinginfreezingcoldwater...(SeferChasidim)
Whenapersonspillsseedmanyimpureforcesattachthemselvesto
thehairsofthatregion,fromtherearecreatedevilspirits.Theyarethe
onesthatarecalledpainfulafflictionsofman.Afterhediestheydonot
leavehimsincetheyarehissons,thereisnosufferingbiggerthenthis,
maythemercifulonesaveus.(ShavetMusar27)
Onewhospillsseedflawshisownthoughtprocessaswellastheupper
knowledge.(KitviAri)
Hisprayersarenotaccepted(Shlah100)
Heloseshisabilitytounderstandtorah(KavHayoshar68)
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Hecausesthelengtheningofexile,plaguesandalltragedies.His
childrenwillalsofollowthepathofevil.(MamLoezVayeshev)
Heavenforbidthatoneshoulddefilehisholyseedinsuchamanner.
(RavahVayeshev)
Spillingseeddestroystheworld,itiscountedasifhekillssomeone.
Thisisreferredtointheverseonewhoslaughtershiskids.(SvT
Maharil4)
Thosewhodestroytheirseedbringafloodtothisworld.(SvTRadboz
596/3)
Hewillbeplacedinexcommunication,likeallthosewhospilltheirseed.
(SvTRadboz161/5)
Hegivespowertotheforcesofevilandweakensthetribunalonhigh
asisknowntothosewiseofthetruth,themastersofkabbalah.(SvT
Yavetz43/1)
Knowthatapersonwhospillsseedcreatesspiritsofdestruction.
(SvTRavPoalim)
Spillingseedistotallyprohibited,thereisneveratimewhenitis
permitted.(SvTRavPoalim2/3)
Thereareopinionsthatspillingseedisdioraysah(biblical
transgression).
(SvTSirediAish)

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