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From the corona and above, toward the body, it is prohibited.
§ Rav says: One who intentionally causes himself an erection shall be ostracized. The Talmud suggests: And let Rav say simply that it is prohibited. The Talmud explains that it is proper to ostracize such a man, as he arouses the evil inclination upon himself. And R' Ami says: He is called a habit
Some say that R' Ami says: With regard to anyone who brings himself into a state of arousal, they do not bring him within the boundary of God. The proof is that it is written here, with regard to Onan, son of Judah: “And the thing that he did was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He slew him also”
And R' Elazar says, with regard to the severity of this transgression: What is the meaning of that which is written: “And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; even when you make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood” (Isaiah 1:15)? These are those m
§ A baraita states: Converts and those who play with children delay the coming of the Messiah. The Talmud asks: Granted with regard to converts, this is in accordance with the opinion of R' Ḥelbo, as R' Ḥelbo says: Converts are as harmful to the Jewish people as a leprous scab on the skin, as they