Sexuality

Marriage and the Traveling Spouse

Tamar and Avi are an American couple in their late thirties who made aliya to Israel two years ago with [...]

To Vaccinate, or Not to Vaccinate: That is the Question! Should Children Receive the HPV Vaccine?

This blog originally appeared in the Times of Israel. In just a few days, the Israel Ministry of Health will [...]

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 [...]

Men and Sexuality- Rapid Ejaculation

This is the third in a series by Jodi Wachspress on men’s sexual dysfunction. For more, read here and here. Rapid [...]

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.

My Stationery Box– Embracing Puberty

When I was eleven years old I received a package in the mail. It wasn’t my birthday or Chanuka or [...]

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.

Reclaiming the Mikveh After Divorce

By: Judith I first started going to the mikveh when I got married at the age of thirty six. I [...]

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’?