Niddah

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 ...

Approaching “Niddah” with Radical Openness

I am learning the laws of niddah, laws that relate to menstruation and sexuality, with a group of women. It has ...

When a Zoroastrian and a Jew Walked into a Mikvah

It is like clockwork. You can expect someone to raise the following argument every single time anything new is being ...

An Israeli Orthodox Feminist Visits JOFA

When I was 17, as part of my high school matriculation requirements, I wrote a paper  on the subject of ...

Total Immersion: How I Found New Meaning in an Ancient Ritual

Ten of us walked to the creek, each one carrying her own trepidation, confusion, and curiosity. We represented different approaches ...

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 ...

How My Good Girl Routine Failed Me

I was born Orthodox. I was raised Orthodox. And without much of a rebellion at all, I slipped into adulthood ...

Jewish Women Deserve Better

Five months ago, I wrote about my struggles as a newly married woman in adjusting to the observance of Taharat ...