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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.
Helping a Kallah Overcome OCD
Photo by Alban Martel on Unsplash The Eden Center advises women who experience OCD to seek out a therapist [...]
A Father’s Perspective on Loss
Photo by Matthew Fassnacht Four words, that’s all it took to throw me off course. It had been [...]
To Vaccinate, or Not to Vaccinate: That is the Question! Should Children Receive the HPV Vaccine?
This blog originally appeared in the Times of Israel. In just a few days, the Israel Ministry of Health will [...]
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.
Finding My Spiritual Voice at the Mikveh
photo by Shelley Shafran I used to be a devout person. I walked around with God’s presence on [...]
My Stationery Box– Embracing Puberty
When I was eleven years old I received a package in the mail. It wasn’t my birthday or Chanuka or [...]