Wedding Night Worries
By: Dr. Elissa Helman Every woman looks forward to her wedding. The dress, the hair, the makeup, the pictures, the [...]
Mikveh After Loss
That lady at the mikveh…She caught my eye and I just stood there staring. The person staring back at me [...]
Navigating Niddah as a Couple
Early on while dating my now husband, I was dealing with a difficult personal situation. When I was talking it [...]
כאבים בקיום יחסים- שיחה למדריכות כלה
מרכז עדן תלוי בנדיבותכם. על מנת לאפשר תכניות כאלו, אנא שקלו תרומה על סך 36 ש"ח [...]
Vaginismus: To the Couple
When vaginismus emerges at the start of marriage, couples are in their infancy; they have yet to develop the trust, [...]
Sephardi in an Ashkenazi World
I remember it like yesterday, the door opening and seeing the warmest, friendliest, and most loving smile greet me. [...]
Chana Even-chen: Making the Familiar New – How Teaching Non-Religious Brides Impacts My Mikveh Connection
During this time when people are looking for inspiration and connection, and while, as a nation, we count up [...]
What Are My Obligations on Mikveh Night?
Photo Courtesy of Camille Hill This question recently arrived from one of our followers: Mikveh night is always [...]
When G-d Takes Away Your Love Language
Many married couples struggle to find meaningful ways to follow the laws of Taharat HaMishpacha (Family Purity). For some, the [...]
Does Every New Kallah Need to Begin Taking Hormones?
“Mazel tov to the newly engaged couple”! After the toasts and good wishes are finished, [...]
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 Biology and Psychology Make Sexual Intimacy Painful
Photo: Chris Liu, Unsplash I was 14 . I woke up one Shabbat morning doubled over in excruciating [...]
Tahara in Living Color: Identifying Niddah
Teaches women to identify basic colors of menstrual stains affecting their niddah status to lower stress [...]
Women’s Intimacy and Halakha
This 4-part course explores relationships and intimacy within a halakhic context, discussing female sexuality, body [...]
When Pleasure is Painful
The concern all started with an Eilat trip. I was on my period and about to go there for a [...]
The Waters of the Yam Suf
This Pesach, we have been invited out for dinner on the seventh night of pesach to a family who has [...]
Tending to your Relationship
I was tending to my garden today and thinking how bad I feel for neglecting [...]
Community, Abuse, and Healing
As a psychologist, I work a lot with adult survivors of child sexual abuse — a difficult but vital topic [...]