The mikveh is just one element in the rich ecosystem that makes up the intimate life of couples and families. The Eden Center strives to go outside the waters of the mikveh to provide information and education that can enhance couples’ connections to their health and to each other. Our programs provide deeper halakhic knowledge while guiding women and couples through every stage of married life, from the beginning of marriage (and even before) to parenting to perimenopause.
Programs
Sexuality and Pleasure: Taboo or Not?
Two-part series to understand Rabbinic thought on sexuality and pleasure and its practical application. Text based course exploring sources from early rabbinic thought to modern-day opinions. […]
Keeping the Waters Fresh
This course provides tips and direction for bridging between “the ideal” and “the real” of observance to recharge and refresh your mikveh experience and the time before, during and after mikveh. […]
Straight Talk about BRCA
Provides knowledge about BRCA, outlines the risks associated with being a BRCA carrier and gives halakhic and medical guidance in making informed choices around testing. […]
Tahara in Living Color: Identifying Niddah
Teaches women to identify basic colors of menstrual stains affecting their niddah status to lower stress and empower women to take an active role in assessing their halakhic status. […]
Women’s Intimacy and Halakha
This 4-part course explores relationships and intimacy within a halakhic context, discussing female sexuality, body image, mikveh and niddah, as well as common challenges of married life. […]
Talking Tevilla
This 3-session dialogue series includes textual analysis and personal discussion about experiences and emotions surrounding the mikveh for women in their first five years of mikveh use. This course addresses questions and concerns such as: How can I make [...]
Infertility and Niddah
Provides halakhic information and coping strategies for women experiencing infertility, with a focus on transforming the mikveh from a negative reminder of infertility to a place of comfort. […]
Perimenopause
Taught by medical professionals, halakhic experts, and sex educators, this course covers multiple elements of perimenopause, including mikveh use, hormone treatments, and relationship building. […]
Talking to Children about Sexuality
Helps parents decide how and when to discuss sex with children, this course is designed specifically for religious families and helps to develop informative and open communication in a modest environment. […]
Mitzvat Onah: Intimacy and Halakha Series for Married Men
Addresses both the halakhic and the Jewish philosophical approach to sex, as well as practical suggestions for building a healthy sexual relationship. It is the complementary course to Women’s Intimacy and Halakha. […]