Imamother.com is for the private use and enjoyment of Jewish religious women with a positive attitude. Women with a positive attitude who are on the way to becoming religious are also welcome.

Rules:

Posts that do not conform to the rules will be deleted immediately. Individuals who engage in rule-breaking activity will be warned. Individuals who persist in such behaviour will have their posting privileges revoked.

1. Treat each other with dignity and respect. All participants have the right to engage in heated and even passionate debate, as long as you can address issues, not people. Launching personal attacks against another participant is unacceptable and will be moderated. Avoid words of incitement. Language meant merely to mock and insult should never be used.

2. All posts must conform to the Torah. Imamother.com caters to Jewish orthodox women, adheres to the strict guidelines of our Holy Torah, and continues to be molded upon the feedback of orthodox women. Posts that contradict the teachings of our Torah, or even interpretations of the Torah that do not follow our strict laws, are forbidden. If a member repeatedly posts comments which are against the Torah View, she may be asked to leave, or refrain from posting such comments. It is up to the administrator to decide when and if a banning should occur.

3. Intimate issues: In order to keep a tznius atmosphere where everyone can feel comfortable, we do not allow intimate topics to be discussed. Anything that occurs behind your bedroom doors should not be discussed in the forum. It is up to the moderators to decide what is acceptable and what isn't. Some exceptions may be made if needed. When in doubt, please ask before posting.

4. Controversial topics: Although we do believe in free speech, please avoid anything controversial or political in the regular forum. However, we do have a controversial topics section. In this section you are permitted to debate highly controversial and passionate topics. This section is also un-moderated. Please do not enter this section if you are sensitive or will take an attack to heart. By posting in the controversial topics section you understand that anything you post can and will be held against you. We have a very diverse group of women who have very different opinions on most topics. There will always be someone who does not agree with you. Please make sure you are willing to take the flak before posting. By posting you understand that you may be attacked for your opinions. Avoid launching personally insulting statements about any posters, or the very same thing could happen to you too. These comments will not be moderated, unless the administrator decides, at her sole discretion, to do so. When a thread in this section has run its course and begins to run in circles, or spins out of control with degrading remarks, it will be locked. Topics that are not controversial should not be posted in the controversial section simply to avoid getting moderated. These types of threads will be moved elsewhere. Please respect the Rules even when posting in the controversial section.

5. Spam and Advertising: Please do not post links to for-profit websites. Posting about your website or business is considered taking a free ad, and is not tolerated. Posting about a friend's business is also not acceptable. Do not email or private message any members with this information either. This is considered spam. If you'd like to advertise please email us for rates.

6. Discussions not worth having: It is not allowed to start discussions on the topic of racism. Racist comments are forbidden. The topic of who is moshiach is not allowed to be discussed.

If you find that a thread or post violates the above guidelines, please report it to the moderator of that section. We reserve the right at any time to change or add any rules to this list. Each member will be judged on a case-by-case basis if a banning will occur. There is a possibility that a person may be banned even though the rule she broke is not listed here.

Things you should know in order to fully appreciate and benefit from Imamother.com:

* Please remember that an attack on your opinion is NOT an attack on you, personally. Don't take everything said to heart and you'll enjoy yourself more.

* Try not to judge people by their posts. Be tolerant of other posters viewpoints.

* When posting, please be sure to post in the right forum. When writing posts, stay on the topic and make sure to preview before you post. Many members find it annoying when posts are off topic and don't make sense.

* Please stick to English and translate obscure Hebrew and Yiddish terms.

* Questions are always welcome. When posting answers make sure that the information you are submitting is accurate. If it includes references to something written in a Sefer or something that your Rebbe said either provide the source or be willing to look it up if someone asks.

* Avoid stereotyping and sweeping generalities, such as defining whole groups behaviour by the behaviour of some. Many sects of Judaism are represented on Imamother; you never know which poster you may offend.

* Never post an email address or a website. Contact between members could go through private messages. We often have robots crawling the public sections of Imamother looking for email addresses and you don't want to get spam. (Exception: in the private sections you may post an anonymous email address if that is the only way for someone to contact you anonymously. The private sections are the sections that you must login to in order to read the posts.)

* You don't have to like everything that is being posted. If you don't like something - ignore it. If you think it is offensive - report it. If you respond to a message you don't like, you encourage continuation of the same.

*The posts that are posted by "amother" are not all written by the same person. Amother is anonymous mask that you can use to post private things. Amother should not be used to attack another poster. Please do not use amother to post things which are not private or personal. If you want to post something anonymously that is not obviously private, please mention briefly your reason for anonymity in order to avoid criticism for over-use of amother.

*To post anonymously, just click yes where it asks you "post anonymously?" under your message, before posting.

*At times a thread may be removed to a hidden section so that the administrator can review the content. Please be patient while it gets reviewed. At times the thread may be edited before being put back or not replaced at all.

*If you have a question please refer to our help section before contacting the admin.

Disclaimer: The posts on this forum are written by a very varied group of women with different views and hashkafos. Please don't take any comments or answers as a P'sak Halacha. Please ask your own Rav to find out which opinion you should go by.