Perimenopause/Menopause

Above and Beyond – A Slightly Different View on Menopause

Many years ago I met a young woman who had grown up in a difficult home. With great embarrassment [...]

A Hysterectomy Tevilla Framework

A hysterectomy brings with it various feelings, both of loss and of transition. While the surgery might have been [...]

A Meaningful Final Trip to the Mikveh

As I recover from my recent hysterectomy, I’m reflecting on how much meaning I found in my last trip [...]

Sample of Personal Menopause Supplications

This page includes A hysterectomy tevilla framework and A Prayer for the (Pre-) Final Immersion (below) A hysterectomy tevilla [...]

Tefilla before Medically Induced Menopause / תפילת פרידה מהרחם

“All my bones will declare…” Compassionate God, At this time, as I stand before you about to part [...]

Navigating Nutrition and Weight Gain During Menopause

Note: The following blog an is expanded version of a piece that will appear in Eden's upcoming menopause booklet. [...]

Kedushat Naharei Eden: An Invitation to Our New Cohort

Every Pesach I am struck by the duality of the chag. And I am not the only one– when [...]

A Tale of Two Cities, Before and After

I met my husband when I was twenty-one. He lived in one city, I in another half way across [...]

Mikveh Experiences – Yom Kippur Associations

Making Aliyah in 2018 was a life-changing experience for me and my husband of 40 years. After following our youngest [...]

Sexual, Medical and Halakhic Tips for PeriMenopause

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Perimenopause

Taught by medical professionals, halakhic experts, and sex educators, this course covers multiple elements of [...]

Menopausal Musings

It was a simple phone call, asking for money to fund the upkeep of the local mikveh, an annual phone [...]

Postcards from a Perimenopausal Vacation

Photo by Joanna Kosinska, Unsplash It had been three years since their last vacation together and Shuli was [...]

Why Isn’t He Aroused? Issues in Male Sexual Functioning – Part 2

This is the fun part! The part where curiosity, exploration and playfulness are key. Feeling comfortable exploring our own sexuality and our ‘couple sexuality’ is not always easy. It may be a bit awkward at first as many people have been brought up with the notion that talking about sex and sexuality is immodest or not “tzanua”. Open communication is essential in all areas of our relationships--refraining from such open conversation in many circumstances can lead to great marital discord. The results of a couple exploring and discovering on their own what helps or impedes arousal are tremendous.