Ordinary and Extraordinary – Hanukkah 5781
We are resharing this blog post from Hanukkah 2020. Enjoy! Judaism is great at giving significance and meaning to [...]
Light one Light
It’s definitely donut season in Israel, where even snacks are seasonal. The closer we get to Hanukkah, the more [...]
From Fear to Freedom
My journey of knowing that I am a carrier of the BRCA 1 gene mutation began in New York [...]
Mikveh Monologue
Well, I’m here again. Funny how often I come here. Ha-ha. So now I have time to look over [...]
A Tale of Two Cities, Before and After
I met my husband when I was twenty-one. He lived in one city, I in another half way across [...]
On Tevillah After Sexual Abuse
With this ring / written by Ruchama ben Yosef (translated from Hebrew) Smooth on the inside No hatzitzot No [...]
The Time I Said NO
Here’s the thing with the mikveh. For me. I don’t like to go, but I go. I go when [...]
Challenging the Boundaries of Grief Illiteracy in Fertility Challenges
Tali was counting down the weeks to the “magic” 12th week when she and her husband could “safely '' [...]
The Luckiest Girl Alive
Disclaimer: This blog is the personal opinion of the author. The Eden Center does not endorse positions stated in [...]
Navigating Relational and Sexual Intimacy at Midlife and Beyond
The sexual life of a couple changes throughout the life cycle, as both partners navigate life’s transitions including but [...]
Mikveh Experiences – Yom Kippur Associations
Making Aliyah in 2018 was a life-changing experience for me and my husband of 40 years. After following our youngest [...]
Let My Ladies Dip
Photo Credit: Heidi Levine Mikveh can be a time of renewal and restoration for a woman. It [...]
Avoiding Medical Chatzizot
“May I have a fiberglass cast?” Falling off of her bike, she had fractured her distal radius, and the orthopedist [...]
What Is It Like to Be Going Through Fertility Treatments?
What is it like to be going through fertility treatments? Here is a description of a typical 2-months: I get [...]
The Yield and the Stop Signs in Our Lives: Introducing the Naharei Eden Chabura Program
We are coming to the end of a shmita year– and I have paid attention. I went to several of [...]
“There was nothing wrong with me”
I got engaged 14 years ago. From our first date to the wedding day was only 3 months. While I [...]
Intimacy on Mikveh Night
We say that mikveh night is like a renewal of marriage. It's a time where we start again, recommit ourselves, [...]
Role of Mikvaot and Tahara During the Times of the Beit Hamikdash
The general laws relating to “tahara” (purity) are complicated, seem far from our lives, and are often hard to understand. [...]