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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.
Mikveh: For the Women, By the Women
It was about 35 years ago. Women’s roles within the Orthodox community weren’t a hot topic, but my curiosity was [...]
Riling Up Emotions
As a young girl learning about menstruation for the first time, my favorite book on the subject featured a double-page [...]
Invest for Success
Tu B’Av, the 15th day of Av, is often referred to as the Jewish Day of Love. The Mishnah describes [...]
Yoga Nashit- Embracing Your Changing Self
מכנס יוגה נשית של מירה ארצי-פדן 2017 I am like many working women in Israel – I have [...]
“Mummy, How Do You Make a Baby?”
(Note: although this article refers to mothers and daughters, much of it applies for fathers and sons!) I was waiting [...]
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. [...]
Empathy and Compassion; A Mikveh Visualization
This piece was presented to mikveh attendants and rebbetzins at Atlanta’s Infertility Sensitivity Training run by the Jewish Fertility Foundation [...]
Are Our Children the Students of HBO and Netflix?
Who is teaching our children about sexuality? What can we do to learn to be more responsible and approachable parents [...]
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.
Let’s Talk about Premarital Education and Do it Differently
This article was originally featured on the Times of Israel blog: What today’s Orthodox young couples need to know before [...]
Leaving Behind the Murky Waters
This blog was first published as a Times of Israel blog: On the 21st of Nisan, 3,300 years ago, the [...]
“The Perfect Body”
“Yali”, photo by Aviva Braun Last week was National Eating Disorders Awareness week. This is a week that [...]