Women go to the mikveh for many reasons. For most, it is seen as a monthly ritual to purify oneself in living waters, mayyim hayyim, after menstruation and preparation for physical reunification with a spouse. I think many women look at the mikveh as a monthly chore, another appointment to fit in to an already […]
Continue ReadingNot all sex is made equal. Sex is sometimes good and sometimes really good. So how does sex go from good to great? Many couples, guided by a whole genre of literature on the subject, focus on techniques, positions, and props. There is, however, another factor that I believe is incredibly helpful when it comes […]
Continue ReadingI was asked to write a blog as an anthropologist who had done work on Jewish Moroccan women, and to be personal and provocative, so here we go! The first image that came to my mind, is that of Ruth, one of my informants who told me, in the 1980’s, that she would go to […]
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