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We love the story of Samson and Delilah. It is one of those biblical fable-like epics with a moral to learn from it. Samson, an Israelite warrior of great strength, is tempted to reveal the source of his strength, his hair, to his Philistine lover, Delilah. He tells her if she ties him up, he will lose his power. So she ties him up while he sleeps and lets the Philistines come and attack him. As bondage is not his actual weakness, he breaks free and fends off his attackers.



This pattern of power play and bondage continues between Samson and Delilah until he reveals the true source of his power, his long hair. Delilah cuts his hair while he sleeps and this time the Philistines overpower him.





He is taken into captivity where he is tortured.



When his hair grows back, his strength begins to return to him and he asks for G-d's forgiveness and help to exact revenge on the Philistines. Samsons prayers are answered and he pushes apart two pillars in a Philistine temple killing himself along with 3,000 of the Philistine elite.




We like the story of Sampson and Delilah as an allegory of Jewish sexual power exchange and bondage.

We have included a longer version of the story of Sampson and Delilah at the end of this blog entry, but if you want a kinky modern version of this affair pick up a copy of the Private Video Deliliah. See: http://www.searchextreme.com/moviedetails/Delilah/08557306841 for more information about this video.



Other than us KinkyJews, there are several other Jewish BDSM/kinky listservs that are worth checking out. The most active and most interesting one is JewishPowerExchange (JPEx).



See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishPowerExchange.

This is how JPEx describes themselves: JPEX (Jewish Power Exchange) is a forum for Jews to meet on line and discuss aspects of sexual and self expression in power exchanging. Discussions may include Torah perspectives and holiday celebration; interactions in the home, work place and community; alternative lifestyles and expressions of sexuality.

Members are encouraged to organize meetings, munches and opportunities to gather in the name of JPEX and discuss related topics. Please approve ideas through the list owner prior to forming official gatherings then post to the list so anyone can find out about the information. Events held in other cities or countries related to the topics discussed on the list may be posted here.

No subscriptions for the sake of selling a product is allowed, however one can direct a member to additional information if there has been a request for topic follow-up.

Privacy of members and the general lifestyle community at large shall be respected. Names should not be used without prior consent. What you see here, express here or do here stays here confidentially. This list can be used as a medium for references, but not gossip. Tasteful trolling is allowed. No photographs will be attached or archived. Flaming is not tolerated.

All new members will be on temporary moderated status for 4-6 weeks. There are no moderated activities during the Sabbath or Jewish holidays.



Another group is JewishBDSMprofilesGroup, but it is far less active. They can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishBDSMprofilesGroup. This is how they describe themselves:



This is a group for all Jewish people and anyone else over 21 years old that would like to write a detailed profile and would like to express their full interest in the BD&SM Kinky scene and what they are looking for, also to find and meet like minded people in the scene with the same interest. I found that on the other groups when I see a name and click on the profile it goes to their YAHOO profile most with no information. That might be because people dont like to mix their yahoo profile with their desires or just want to be private. Lets try to get all the Jewish BD&SM Kinky people from all around the world here with your name, age, gender, location, type of Kink you are into and what you are looking for etc. and anything else you could think off. Maybe you could also find a match here. All genders and nationalities are welcome to join this group.



There are other online forums that are regional focused. The NYNJCTJewishBDSMMatch one can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYNJCTJewishBDSMMatch. They describe themselves as:



The personals list for all Jewish Doms, subs and switches in the NY NJ CT tri-state area.



Find your perfect match by posting your personal ad here. We're all actively seeking Jewish partners who are into D/s, S&M, B&D, OTK, and related pursuits and/or we're figuring out to do with them once we've got 'em!



For Canadians there is TorontoJewishKinksters at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torontojewishkinksters. This is what they say about themselves.



This is a site set up for Jewish people in Toronto interested in spanking and other kinky delights. It is a place where they can feel free to meet one another, exchange ideas, and have fun. It's also open to people in other cities, whether Jewish or not. Practitioners of non-Jewish religions are welcome as long as they do not hassle Jews.



There are a couple of listservs in Israel. First there is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bondage_israel which describes itself as: A mailing list for the Israeli BDSM community. All are very welcome!



There is also http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ISRAELSPANK, which says: IF YOU ARE FROM ISRAEL AND LIKE SPANKING PICTURES, CHAT, STORY, MEET THIS IS YOUR GROUP.



Sharav which hosts munches and private parties in Israel has a email list at http://www.mybdsm.com/pages/sharav/engindx.html. Sharav says it brings the Israeli BD/SM community together in a safe and comfortable atmosphere. We welcome friends of all sexual orientations, genders, ages and experience.



There is a listserv for London, England, but it appears to be inactive since 2000. Nevertheless it can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishBDSM_UK. It was described as such:



This group is for Jewish people from the UK who wish to explore the wonderful and fulfilling world of BDSM. It is a place for free speech within polite limits and although it is unmoderated, flames, insults and illegal activities will not be tolerated. So come settle down here with us and meet like minded people in a safe, sane and consensual environment.



If there are additional listservs we should know about, please let us know. Friendly feedback always appreciated.



We will leave you with a lengthier version of the tale of Sampson and Delilah.



-KinkyJews





Around the time that Samson was born the people of God who were called the children of Israel lived in the land that God had promised to Abraham hundreds of years earlier. Israel was also known as Jacob who was the grandson of Abraham and Sarah. The twelve sons of Jacob or Israel and their descendants were called the children of Israel. The land that God had promised to Abraham and to his descendants was known as the land of Canaan, or the promised land.



The people who lived in Canaan were known as the Philistines, and the children of Israel and the Philistines were engaged in great wars between them for hundreds of years. It was not until the time of David which was hundreds of years after Samson lived that the Philistines were completely cleared from the land of Canaan, now known as Israel.



Samson's mother and father were married for many years, but they had never had any children. They prayed for a long time to have a child. One day an angel of the Lord appeared to them and told them that they soon would have a son. "This son is to be reared to be totally dedicated to God. He is also to be reared under a Nazarite vow. He will do great deeds for your country in service to God."To be reared under a Nazarite vow meant that he never was to cut his hair, never to eat raisins or grapes, not to drink wine and never to touch a dead body. He was to live his whole life totally dedicated to service and to the will of God.



Samson grew to manhood with the strength of several men. He won great battles single-handedly against the Philistines. Samson was very strong and fought many battles against the Philistines. He was proud of his great power in battle against the Philistines. The Philistines hated Samson because of the damage he caused to their cities and fields.



The Bible records that Samson broke all of his Nazarite vows. He drank wine, he ate grapes, he touched a dead body and he did not dedicate himself totally to the Lord God.



Samson's great weakness was beautiful women. Samson fell in love with a beautiful Philistine woman named Delilah. Night after night he visited her residence to spend hours with her. He thought that he was hopelessly in love with her because of her great beauty and charm.



Delilah had been promised a great sum of money from the Philistines if she could discover the secret of his incredible strength. Every day Delilah teased and begged Samson to tell her the secret of his tremendous strength. To get her to stop begging him on several different occasions he told her false things that would destroy his strength He told her, "If you tie me with seven bowstrings I will lose my power."



While Samson was sleeping she tied him with seven bowstrings and shouted, "Samson! Wake up! The Philistines are upon you!"



Samson awoke, shook himself free of the bowstrings and fought the Philistines. He overcame them with his great strength.



Delilah cried and begged again, "Samson, you do not love me. If you loved me you would tell me the secret of your strength."



Again Samson told her another lie, "If you bind me with seven brand new ropes I shall lose my strength."



Delilah bound him with seven new ropes and shouted, "Samson, wake up! The Philistines are upon you."



Samson awoke and shook himself. The ropes fell off and he fought off the Philistines. He beat them all.



This time Delilah cried for days, saying, "You don't love me. You won't tell me your secret."



Samson then told her that if she wove the seven locks of his hair with a loom he would lose his strength. This time, in mentioning his hair, Samson was getting too close to telling the secret that God did not want him to tell.



Delilah wove his seven locks of hair with a loom. She shook him and shouted again, "Samson awake! The Philistines are upon you!"



As we can guess, Samson shook off the loom and fought against the Philistines, beating them again.



After all of these times that Delilah had committed wrongs against him we should think that Samson would guess that Delilah was not his true friend. Nevertheless Samson kept coming to her home. Delilah was exasperated with Samson. He had lied and lied to her. She wanted that money that the Philistines had promised her. She cried and cried, begged and pleaded for him to tell her his secret. Finally Samson caved in just to have peace. "If you cut off all of my hair I shall be as weak as any other man."



When Samson slept with his head in Delilah's lap she beckoned the men to shave off his hair. Once again she shook him and shouted, Samson! Wake up! The Philistines are upon you.!"



Samson shook himself to fight the Philistines, but his hair was gone. His strength was gone. The Philistine soldiers jumped upon Samson and beat him badly. Samson was overcome. Delilah, in the name of love, had betrayed him completely.



The Philistines took him prisoner, burned out his eyes with a hot poker and chained him to the huge stone wheel pulled along a trough to grind grain into flour, around and around, all day long, every day. Samson was destined to spend the rest of his days doing the job that an ox would do, grinding at the mill. He frequently was put on display for the Philistine people to mock him and to heap scorn upon him as their former mighty enemy whom the Philistines had reduced to a life worse than death.



One day Samson felt the breeze blowing through his hair which had begun to grow again, and he realized that his incredible strength was returning. He heard that there was to be a great festival in the Temple of Dagon, the Philistines false god. Three thousand people, including the Philistines most powerful political, military and religious leaders would be present in the temple, worshipping their false god.



Samson prayed earnestly, Oh, God please forgive me for my sins and please use me for your glory one more time.



At the festival in the temple of Dagon the people began to call for Samson to appear so that they could mock him and shout taunts at him. Samson had seen the temple of Dagon years earlier and knew how it had been constructed, its enormous weight bearing upon two tall round pillars in the center. As Samson stood between the pillars the people laughed at him and spat on him. He prayed to the LORD God, "Oh, God, please be with me one more time. Allow me to avenge my people who are held in bondage by these people who worship a false and worthless god. Let your name be avenged."



Samson stretched his mighty arms around the two pillars and pulled with all of his great strength which had returned. The temple crashed around him with dust and huge stones falling onto the heads of Samson and the people who were worshipping the false god Dagon. All of the powerful political, military and spiritual leaders were present in the temple and they also were killed.



Samson died in the destruction along with 3,000 Philistines. It was sad that so many people were killed that day, but the Philistines regularly were killing hundreds and thousands of the children of Israel. It was a long and nasty war with people killed on all sides. God had favor upon Samson and forgave him when he repented. The good for the Children of Israel that Samson brought about in his death was greater than the good he had done in all of his life previously. Because the Philistines lost their greatest leaders they became weakened and eventually the Israelites were able to overcome the Philistines. Eventually they removed the Philistines from the land that God had given them.