by Adara Yael Peskin-Shalem | Nov 1, 2021 | Sexuality & Gender
What Does It Mean To Be Asexual? Written by Adara Yael Peskin-Shalem When I was in seventh grade at sleepaway camp, one night we girls were going around the bunk sharing who our crushes were. I felt I needed to share something and said that I had a crush on Daniel,...
by Shuli Elisheva | Oct 1, 2021 | Sexuality & Gender
How Can I Be Jewish and Trans? (An Orthodox Transgender Woman Wrestles With God) Written by Shuli Elisheva Rabbi Avdimi bar Chama bar Chasa taught in a baraita: “The Holy One, blessed be He, turned Mount Sinai over the heads of the Israelites and said to them, ‘If you...
by Ellen Frank Bayer | Sep 1, 2021 | Motherhood and Parenting, Sexuality & Gender
We Have to Stop Hiding Written by Ellen Bayer When you are the parent of a child who doesn’t fit the mold – who is non-religious or who identifies as lesbian, gay, trans, bi, or queer – you often find yourself between a rock and a hard place, and your first...
by Shuli Elisheva | Sep 1, 2021 | Sexuality & Gender
Not a Nice Jewish Boy: How I Realized I’m Transgender Written by Shuli Elisheva All I wanted was to be a nice Jewish boy. I grew a massive beard. I went to an all-male yeshiva. I prayed every day with tallis and tefillin. I got married, had a child, and did everything...
by Danina Avery, CD, CLC, CBE | Sep 1, 2021 | Marriage & Relationships, Sexuality & Gender
Sex and Pleasure – are Orthodox couples getting the short end of the stick? Written by Danina Avery Sex and pleasure are two very different concepts. Most married couples engage in sex, but they do not all experience pleasure. Since Judaism regards sex as a...
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