Riling Up Emotions
As a young girl learning about menstruation for the first time, my favorite book on the subject featured a double-page [...]
Invest for Success
Tu B’Av, the 15th day of Av, is often referred to as the Jewish Day of Love. The Mishnah describes [...]
Empathy and Compassion; A Mikveh Visualization
This piece was presented to mikveh attendants and rebbetzins at Atlanta’s Infertility Sensitivity Training run by the Jewish Fertility Foundation [...]
Let’s Talk about Premarital Education and Do it Differently
This article was originally featured on the Times of Israel blog: What today’s Orthodox young couples need to know before [...]
Three Misconceptions of Pelvic Pain
May has been declared Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. So, let’s get more aware! 1) "You just need to [...]
Flirt Away…
“You mean I still have to flirt,” Rachel asked me, as we discussed ways to spice up her sometimes stagnant [...]
From Mom and Dad with Love–Ten Marriage Tips to our Engaged Child
Mazal tov! Your child is engaged and amidst the hustle and bustle of choosing gowns, wedding hall, flowers and caterer, [...]
What to Expect. . . When You Go to Mikveh
Going to the mikveh for the first time–whether it’s right before your wedding, many years later or any other time–can [...]
When a Kallah Calls to Cry
As a kallah teacher, before the wedding I make sure to discuss the wisdom and challenges of the dramatic ‘on-off’ [...]
“That Time of the Month”
“Up to 3 out of every 4 women experience PMS symptoms during their childbearing years. PMS occurs more often in [...]
Accepting All of Yourself
In the context of thinking about how mikveh can enhance our sexuality, we asked PT Tali Ginsburg if there is [...]
5 Years In and Still Struggling
Every month as I emerge from the remodeled mikveh located a convenient five-minute walk from our home, I am visited [...]
Suffering in Silence: Vaginismus and the Unconsummated Marriage
Sara* was a beaming, exuberant bride. After all those hopeless Shidduch dates, meeting Dovid* was the answer to her fervent [...]
When the Kallah Teacher Doesn’t Want to Go to the Mikveh
Listen, it wasn’t all about my mikveh night, but it didn’t help that I had to go to the mikveh [...]
Starting a New Route: Building Sexual Intimacy
For the average Orthodox couple, marching to the chuppah is akin to crossing the finish line of a marathon that [...]
Fifteen Tu B’av Tips for Creating, Renewing and Maintaining Marital Passion
Photo courtesy of Birkat Chaverim The 15th of Av is considered a joyous day in the Jewish calendar. In ancient [...]
When Pilates isn’t Enough; Do You Know What Pelvic and Genital Prolapses Are?
Making one’s mikveh experience isn’t only about the physical condition of the mikveh itself, or how the balanit does her [...]
The Importance of Being on the Same Page
I started teaching kallah classes about six years ago after I was sought out by one of the well-known teachers [...]