Regaining Control over Mikveh
Sometimes it feels like there are many negative distractions to the experience of mikveh that cloud my ability as I [...]
Coming Home
Deep breath. Ok, made it. It’s over. Another one down. Ok, out of the water, pat-pat-pat, throw the towel down [...]
Chanukah and Mikveh: Does it Matter Which Comes First?
Several questions regarding the timing of woman’s tevila arise when she has to go to the mikveh during Chanukah: What [...]
New Mikveh Attendant Guidelines!
Illustrative picture of the mikveh in Horesh We are elated to share with you an immense accomplishment which [...]
Helping a Kallah Overcome OCD
Photo by Alban Martel on Unsplash The Eden Center advises women who experience OCD to seek out a therapist [...]
Clean and Pure
The mikveh is a ritual bath designed to purify and spiritually cleanse. In fact, prior to immersion we must cleanse ourselves [...]
Kallah Education: How It Was, How It’s Been, and Where It Can Go
A woman in her late 60’s once shared with me about the loneliness she felt decades ago when she couldn’t [...]
What Do I Feel at the Mikveh?
Twenty-six years ago, before I got married, I learned the laws of taharat hamishpacha, as well as a deeper approach [...]
Treating Sexual Trauma– Lessons We Can All Learn
Open communication about expectations, relevant history and current needs and curiosities will bring a couple much closer emotionally and lead them to greater sexual comfort and satisfaction.
PTSD is my Disability
Photo by Leora Pinto Post-trauma is a psychiatric issue that stems from an external event in a person’s [...]
I Wanted to Die Last Night: Endometriosis
Photo by Daniel Garcia Endometriosis is a condition in which the layer of tissue that normally covers the [...]
Jewish Women and Self-Care
International Women’s Day is a good day to consider the pressure many women feel to keep juggling all of these roles, sometimes at the cost of their own well-being.
Why Isn’t He Aroused? Issues in Male Sexual Functioning – Part 2
This is the fun part! The part where curiosity, exploration and playfulness are key. Feeling comfortable exploring our own sexuality and our ‘couple sexuality’ is not always easy. It may be a bit awkward at first as many people have been brought up with the notion that talking about sex and sexuality is immodest or not “tzanua”. Open communication is essential in all areas of our relationships--refraining from such open conversation in many circumstances can lead to great marital discord. The results of a couple exploring and discovering on their own what helps or impedes arousal are tremendous.
The ‘Disabled’ Mikveh Attendant
by: nick-van-den-berg To further educate mikveh attendants and the larger community about the challenges of disabled women at [...]
The Invisible Connection
מורות ליוגה נשית על פי מירה ארצי פדן” Women who are fortunate enough to receive their period naturally [...]
Harchakot are Hard
‘The harchakot are hard’.This is true. However, complete the thought: : ‘The fact that this is hard means I deeply love my spouse, and I am grateful for that awareness,’ or ‘I am going to use this opportunity to show love in new and creative ways, maybe in conversation or through a small act of love that only my spouse will understand,’ or ‘This separation is a way for me to care for myself, a Shabbat for my body that reminds me to practice self-care and that rejuvenates me to give with a full heart’?
Overcoming Your Fear of Water
As a swimming teacher, for over 45 years, I specialize in teaching people of all ages to swim, especially those [...]
Choosing the Birth Control Right for You; The Diaphragm
So, do you know where your cervix is? Not the first question I expected to hear as I embarked on [...]