sex

Confronting the Awkwardness of Separating During Niddah

The most recent episode of “The Joy of Text” podcast featured a discussion on the time period when couples are ...

Love, Sex, and Assault: A Passover Discussion

Two weeks ago, on this very blog, my colleague Ruth Abusch-Magder said, “Let’s talk about sex!”And now, just before Passover, ...

Let’s Talk About Sex!

In my childhood, there were few things that the Orthodox rabbis charged with my daily education and my secular anti-religious ...

When it Comes to Jewish Sexual Laws, It’s 3 Jews, 0 Opinions

Laws of family purity and sex should be private, but can they be too private?Some of this post contains adult ...

New Podcast Discusses the Intersection of Sex and Halakha

The first episode of “The Joy of Text” may make you blush. If it does, you’re likely its target audience. ...

How Did You Come to Write That Book, Anyway?

It’s a completely reasonable question, though generally people have been asking it a little shyly: “Why did you want to ...

Sex and violence

A friend of mine recently posted a link to this blog post about a screening of an Israeli film titled ...

Porn in the City

Porn in the City: Are the kids really alright? What does it mean to grow up in the age of ...

Petraeus: When leaders let us down

Two days ago my colleague, Amy Small, wrote a powerful piece putting the news glut on the Petraeus scandal into ...

Sex, Violence, and, Shades of Grey

The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is everywhere. I saw a woman reading it the subway last week and another ...