If one wears a condom, since it prevents actual "skin-to-skin" contact, would this prevent forbidden relations? I am not asking about wasted seed, but just the relation itself. Thank you
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Maharsham, Rogatchover Gaon and Rav Ovadia Yosef all rule that even with a condom it is called sexual relations. Interestingly, the Rabbi Dovid Lau (a nobody compared to the heavy hitters mentioned above) has a piece in his sefer where he calls into question some of the halachik mechanics in this case, but even he stops short of saying that it's not called relations.
(source: המקום מרחק על מסכת יבמות ג' ע"ב)
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לא עיינתי בתשובות שהביא שם, אבל מה שדימה באותו ספר ביאה ע׳י קונדום להביאה דרך סדין ריש ירושלמי מס׳ יבמות, נראה שזה טעוס גמור. עין פני משה וציון ירושלים שם.– user6591Oct 2, 2014 at 12:45
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2The Chief Rabbi of Israel is a nobody? Do you really need to say that?– Double AA ♦Jan 21, 2018 at 23:15
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2"A nobody compared...." Not necessary. No one reading this answer is interested in the Rabbi's league table... Really stains an otherwise top answer. Jan 7, 2019 at 3:25
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1He may concur to that, he's got ענווה - but why call him so in the first place?– Harel13Dec 17, 2020 at 14:44