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A streaming Shabbat service in Minnesota got explicit when a couple engaged in sexual activity during a bat mitzvah. (JTA illustration)
Posted inU.S.

Couple’s Shabbat Zoom sex stream raises eyebrows — and renews questions about online services

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA June 3, 2022

It was a double mitzvah, the New York Post concluded: A couple tuned in online to Shabbat services at their Minnesota synagogue, then stripped and started engaging in sexual activity. The […]

Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish feminist group in turmoil after Orthodox sex guru Bat Sheva Marcus, a founder, is accused of harassment

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 14, 2022April 18, 2022
"Monologues from the Makom" is a collection of essays exploring female sexuality in the Orthodox world. (Illustration/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inBooks

Taking a page from ‘Vagina Monologues,’ a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist (Photo/Austin Hargrave)
Posted inFilm

New documentary on Dr. Ruth, Holocaust survivor and sex maven

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and JTA May 8, 2019
At Camp Tawonga, kids abide by the CHAKWACO rule, which stands for “consensual hugging and kissing with all clothes on.” (Photo/Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Education, News

Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
Isadora Alman (Photo/Lori Eanes)
Posted inSeniors

At forum, ‘Ask Isadora’ anything about sex and aging

Laura Pall by Laura Paull February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
a woman teaches a group of children as she holds a poster that says "healthy relationships"
Posted inEducation

How are Jewish schools teaching sex education in the era of #MeToo?

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 14, 2018December 17, 2018
Isadora Alman (Photo/Lori Eanes)
Posted inJewish Life

‘Ask Isadora’ about sex. She’s 78 years old, and she’s got answers.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2018May 25, 2018
Gerson's head among pot leaves
Posted inJewish Life

Jewish backstory of sexy cannabis products for women

Rebecca Spence by Rebecca Spence April 13, 2017April 13, 2017

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