Notes from A Bystander to A Medical Revolution
This blog was published February 3, 2020 on the Times of Israel Jews recite “Hatov VeHaMetiv” a blessing to express [...]
The Power of Tears
Something about those moments standing in the soft waters of the mikveh causes deep and sometimes buried feelings to surface. [...]
Bringing Light, Love and Healing
I will always remember the excitement of returning home to spend Pesach with my family right before our wedding. It [...]
With the Cup, I Almost Look Forward to Having my Period
The Eden Center does not endorse products, nor have we tested this specific one, but our blog wishes to inform and [...]
The Pain Known as Endometriosis
Photo: Valerie Lafargue “It is not OK to miss a part of your life because of pain and [...]
Mikveh After Mastectomy– Lessons Learned as a BRCA Gene Mutant
This blog originally appeared in 2016. We are posting it again in celebration of the launch of our new resource [...]
Ten Tips for Mikveh Night
This piece was written by Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet for a forthcoming publication by Dr. [...]
Dear Mikveh Lady…
At this time of year – a time of reconciliation and forgiveness – we are posting a blog which expresses intense [...]
May This Year be THE Year
Photo Courtesy of Rivka Levine First published on The Eden Center blog in September, 2016 It was nearly [...]
A Golden Prison – A Personal Story about Postpartum Depression
In The Eden Center’s course for mikveh attendant we teach about postpartum depression. Dr. Efrat Orlion, a clincal social worker [...]
Where is God in the Mikveh?
Liz Shayne recently wrote here about how the mikveh experience feels meaningless for her. It’s [...]
What Are Period Panties?
Photo by Katie Treadway The Eden Center does not endorse products, nor have we tested this specific one, [...]
Keeping my Head Under the Water
“You stuck, are you?” “Yes, I don’t like the water.” “Want to learn how to swim?” “I can’t.” “Betcha [...]
Family Purity – the Recognition of the Divine in my Spouse
According to the laws of Family Purity, for a portion of each month, husband and wife are not allowed to [...]
The Final Immersion
I can still feel a tiny twinge of pain deep inside me as I reach my hand out to turn [...]
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 [...]
Suffering in Silence: Oral Contraception and its Side Effects
The invention of ‘the pill’ gifted women with the ability to reliably prevent pregnancy and provide for themselves and their [...]
When Mikveh Feels Meaningless
When I go to the mikveh, I’m bored. I go, I soak, I read in the bath—by far my favorite [...]