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The Eden Center’s blog brings women’s voices to the fore discussing mikveh, women’s health, intimacy and more.
We love to raise awareness and present various voices on topics related to The Eden Center mission. Below are an array of blogs on mikveh, sexuality, marriage, women’s health, body image, parenting, and Taharat Hamishpacha.
This blog invites readers to submit their experience with mikveh and the laws of niddah in order to raise awareness to the range of feelings and experiences in the community. The Eden Center does not endorse positions stated in blogs, but allows authors’ voices to be heard on this platform. For blogs dealing with halakhic topics, we encourage each person to consult their own halakhic authority for clarification.
We value your feedback and submissions.
When Biology and Psychology Make Sexual Intimacy Painful
Photo: Chris Liu, Unsplash I was 14 . I woke up one Shabbat morning doubled over in excruciating [...]
Wine and Bread
The two items that we expect to see on a Shabbat or Chag table, that make it distinct from a [...]
Taking Back the Waters in Chania, Greece
Mikveh in Chania, Greece, courtesy of Etz Hayyim synagogue It has taken me a few years to write [...]
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 [...]
Menopausal Musings
It was a simple phone call, asking for money to fund the upkeep of the local mikveh, an annual phone [...]
Mikveh in the Ghettos: Women and Mikveh during the Shoah
Originally published by Lani Lederer Berman Apr 6, 2015 Throughout history, the mikveh has stood at the very core of religious Jewish life [...]
The Waters of the Yam Suf
This Pesach, we have been invited out for dinner on the seventh night of pesach to a family who has [...]
Postcards from a Perimenopausal Vacation
Photo by Joanna Kosinska, Unsplash It had been three years since their last vacation together and Shuli was [...]
Tzniyut with Myself
In a previous blog post, I wrote openly about my complicated relationship with my body, without any accessories or clothes [...]
What Does Losing Weight Mean to Me?
What does losing weight mean to you? All my life it meant getting rid of the grotesque fat and revealing [...]
Tending to your Relationship
I was tending to my garden today and thinking how bad I feel for neglecting [...]