Sexuality and Pleasure: Taboo or Not?
Two-part series to understand Rabbinic thought on sexuality and pleasure and its practical application. Text [...]
Honor Avigail Rock z”l and Her Legacy
Support Healing Spaces and Resources for Women Going Through Breast Cancer Our friend and teacher, Rabbanit Dr. Avigail Rock z”l [...]
Making it to the Mikveh- With Breast Cancer
by Avigail Rock z”l This was first published in partnership with The Layers Project Magazine. A few months after giving [...]
Becoming a Mikveh Attendant
This course offers Israel Ministry of Religious Affairs certification as well as a broad view [...]
Yeast Infections & Mikveh
Can a woman get a vaginal yeast infection from using the mikveh? If so, what steps must be taken to [...]
New Mikveh Attendant Guidelines!
Illustrative picture of the mikveh in Horesh We are elated to share with you an immense accomplishment which [...]
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.
PTSD is my Disability
Photo by Leora Pinto Post-trauma is a psychiatric issue that stems from an external event in a person’s [...]
Reclaiming the Mikveh After Divorce
By: Judith I first started going to the mikveh when I got married at the age of thirty six. I [...]
Immersion during the 9th Month of Pregnancy: A Growing Custom
Dr. Ilana Chertok recently articulated an active goal of The Eden Center. “In addition to Halakha (Jewish law) and Mesoret [...]
Women Immersing on Erev Yom Kippur– What Are You Talking About?!?!
Women immersing on Erev Yom Kippur– What are you talking about?!?! There is a tradition of women immersing in the [...]
Coming Back to the Mikveh
When my husband and I felt our family was complete I chose a birth control that would accommodate that decision. [...]
Red Cuticles Should be Red Flags
Even after 5 years of going to the mikveh, even though my husband would notice my bright red cuticles and say “this can’t be right”, though I my relearned the rules of mikveh preparation with an absolutely wonderful kallah teacher, I couldn’t shake my anxiety around the mikveh.
Angry at the Mikveh
It was a dreary January day about 15 years ago when my sister called me. She had been at the [...]
A REALLY Busy Seder Night!
Nearly every Jewish woman is busy this coming Monday night– hosting or attending a Seder. And some are really busy! [...]
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’ [...]