When Pleasure is Painful
The concern all started with an Eilat trip. I was on my period and about to go there for a [...]
A Blessing with Two Sides
In Parshat Tetzaveh, the Torah gives extensive description about the clothing that the High Preist needed for doing the service [...]
Tending to your Relationship
I was tending to my garden today and thinking how bad I feel for neglecting it for so long. [...]
Regaining Control over Mikveh
Sometimes it feels like there are many negative distractions to the experience of mikveh that cloud my ability as I [...]
Speaking up for Better Mikveh Experiences
I am the first to admit that I like to be spoiled. (My husband is the second to admit it😊). [...]
Niddah in Sickness and in Health
Michal was returning from a work conference in Carmiel when a vehicle crossed into her lane and smashed head on [...]
Coming Home
Deep breath. Ok, made it. It’s over. Another one down. Ok, out of the water, pat-pat-pat, throw the towel down [...]
Infertility and Prayer: Hana and Sarah
In Judaism, the archetype of prayer is Hana, a barren woman praying for a child. But since my infertility diagnosis, [...]
Marriage and the Traveling Spouse
Tamar and Avi are an American couple in their late thirties who made aliya to Israel two years ago with [...]
Chanukah and Mikveh: Does it Matter Which Comes First?
Several questions regarding the timing of woman’s tevila arise when she has to go to the mikveh during Chanukah: What [...]
Helping a Kallah Overcome OCD
Photo by Alban Martel on Unsplash The Eden Center advises women who experience OCD to seek out a therapist [...]
Clean and Pure
The mikveh is a ritual bath designed to purify and spiritually cleanse. In fact, prior to immersion we must cleanse ourselves [...]
Kallah Education: How It Was, How It’s Been, and Where It Can Go
A woman in her late 60’s once shared with me about the loneliness she felt decades ago when she couldn’t [...]
What Do I Feel at the Mikveh?
Twenty-six years ago, before I got married, I learned the laws of taharat hamishpacha, as well as a deeper approach [...]
Finding My Spirituality at the Mikveh in Medzibuz
In Israel it seems to me that we define ourselves and others by how religious we and they [...]
Is the Mikveh Making Me Sick?
with the right preventative measures and education, one can protect oneself and others from sharing infections.
Miriam’s Eternal Well
Chapter 20 in the book of Numbers divides between the generation that left Egypt, and the generation that will enter [...]
Treating Sexual Trauma– Lessons We Can All Learn
Open communication about expectations, relevant history and current needs and curiosities will bring a couple much closer emotionally and lead them to greater sexual comfort and satisfaction.