Ten Tips for Mikveh Night
This piece was written by Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet for a forthcoming publication by Dr. [...]
Honor Avigail Rock z”l and Her Legacy
Support Healing Spaces and Resources for Women Going Through Breast Cancer Our friend and teacher, Rabbanit Dr. Avigail Rock z”l [...]
Dear Mikveh Lady…
At this time of year – a time of reconciliation and forgiveness – we are posting a blog which expresses intense [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Finding My Spiritual Voice at the Mikveh
I used to be a devout person. I walked around with God’s presence on my shoulder; I loved praying and [...]
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 [...]
Mikveh Attendant Professional Development
Gives experienced attendants new tools to sensitively approach issues such as fertility, abuse, disability, mental health, [...]
What am I Meant to Feel?
I had spent an hour preparing myself for my immersion, taking my time. Carefully removing every speck of nail polish, [...]
Layered Listening, The Story Behind Eden
This blog was originally published on The Layers Project Some people are born storytellers. I was born a listener. My ears [...]
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 [...]
Talking Tevilla
This 3-session dialogue series includes textual analysis and personal discussion about experiences and emotions surrounding the mikveh for women [...]