Please MK Gafni: Don’t Shut Women out of Their Sacred Space
Photo by Virginia Abra “Crowning Glory” The Eden Center’s founder Naomi Grumet reacts to MK Gafni’s mikveh bill on the [...]
Diary of a Friday Night Mikveh Lady
Years ago I entertained the notion of becoming a mikveh lady– but as quickly as the thought entered my head [...]
Parshat Tazria as a Tool to Teach Niddah
It is always difficult to know how and when to raise the idea of niddah with children, but this week’s [...]
Honoring the Strength of Women During the Shoah
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Eden Center wishes to salute the courage and heroism of women during [...]
An “Old” Lady Shares her First Time Mikveh Experience
Well, I may not be that old chronologically speaking but taking the dip of all dips for the very first [...]
The Importance of Being on the Same Page
I started teaching kallah classes about six years ago after I was sought out by one of the well-known teachers [...]
Let’s Make David Porat/Eli Shur Famous
We’re not making him famous because he’s a terrific human being that should be lauded. Because he isn’t. We’re making [...]
How to Keep your Mikveh Healthy
As much as we want mikveh attendants to provide us with a space that is supportive of our emotional and [...]
Why, as a Religious Woman, I’m Not Frequenting the Mikveh Regularly
I don’t go to the mikveh. I haven’t for years. In my 18 years of marriage I have probably [...]
My Return to Keeping the Original Hilchot Niddah
Back when I was learning Hilchot Niddah before my wedding, my kallah teacher taught me about counting the 7 “clean [...]
Cheshbon HaNefesh in the Mikveh
I almost missed the sign as I hurried to get dressed and leave the preparation room: “Please be mindful of [...]
I Didn’t Want to Delay But…
For most of my life, I have suffered (and am regarded as someone “recovering”) from OCD, often accompanied by depression. [...]
The Birthing Brachot
This week’s Parsha, Parshat Tazria, begins with the purity and impurity laws of a yoledet, a woman who gives birth. [...]
The Balaniot Course: A Class on Fear of Water
The Eden Center has, over the last year, developed and been teaching a 10-week balaniot class for experienced balaniot to learn [...]
Intimacy: Enhancing the Connection between Husband and Wife
Women at any age can experience problems with intimacy. As a certified yoga instructor who offers workshops to women on [...]
On Modesty, Sexuality, and Watching Girls’ Bodies, Part 2
[Adapted from the new book, Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools, by Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman [...]
On Modesty, Sexuality, and Watching Girls’ Bodies, Part 1
[Adapted from the new book, Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools, by Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman [...]
Waters of Separation: For my Daughter at the Mikveh
Introduction to Waters of Separation Three days before her wedding in May 2013, Hannah and I had a list [...]