Intimate Judaism
Our monthly podcast, INTIMATE JUDAISM, addresses intimacy and healthy sexuality in the context of Jewish family life. We raise conflicts and challenges and candidly offer solutions while remaining firmly within the bounds of Torah and Halacha.
Sexuality
Health & Fitness
Religion & Spirituality
(55) Loving Again After Loss: Dating and Remarriage After Widowhood
Losing one’s spouse is one of life’s most difficult ...
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Apr 9 2024 59m
The Sex Strike Controversy: An Intimate Judaism Live Conversation
The infamous “Sex Strike” was recently spearheaded b...
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Mar 12 2024 41m
The Failure of Sexual Health Organizations to Condemn Sexual Violence (Crossover episode with Orthodox Conundrum)
After October 7th, Jews around the world have felt b...
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Mar 5 2024 1h 6m
(54) Sex Positive Premarital Kallah Instruction
In many Orthodox communities, premarital sex educati...
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Feb 13 2024 56m
(53) Navigating Sexual Desire Discrepancies with a Focus on the Emotional Relationship, with Dr. Laurie Watson
In last months episode, we discussed many of the phy...
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Jan 9 2024 47m
(52) Why Doesn’t My Wife Want to Have Sex With Me?
When there are desire discrepancies between couples,...
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Dec 5 2023 52m
(51) Love in War: Strengthing Security and Connection Amidst Trauma and Threat
As Jews in Israel and worldwide absorb the realities...
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Oct 21 2023 42m
Should We Sympathize with Sexual Offenders? (Special Episode)
A podcast hosted by an Orthodox comedian recently fe...
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Aug 20 2023 1h 13m
Ancient Love in Modern Times: Celebrating Love on Tu B'Av (BONUS EPISODE)
The 15th of Av , also known as Tu B’Av, is a minor ...
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Aug 2 2023 31m
“Date 'Em 'Til You Hate 'Em”: A Visit with Netflix Star Aleeza Ben Shalom (BONUS EPISODE)
Not since Yenta from Fiddler on the Roof has there b...
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May 21 2023 31m
(50) Like Fine Wine: Sex After 50
What happens to the sex life of couples during middl...
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May 2 2023 50m
(49) Sexual Compatibility, Condom Use, Defining Jewish Sex, and More
In our annual Q&A episode, Talli and Scott answe...
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Mar 19 2023 56m
(48) Is There a Modern Orthodox Shidduch Crisis?
The shidduch crisis refers to the phenomenon in the ...
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Feb 21 2023 50m
(47) Unmarried and Dating in Midlife: Navigating Intimacy and Sexuality
Whether divorced, widowed or never married, seeking ...
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Jan 15 2023 47m
(46) Want, Will, Should or Must: Is the Sex You Are Having Really Consensual?
Numerous sources in our tradition demonstrate that s...
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Dec 18 2022 53m
(45) Navigating Relational and Sexual Intimacy During Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Postpartum Period
Pregnancy and childbirth are profound events in the ...
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Nov 8 2022 50m
(44) Infertility and Relationships
Infertility and pregnancy loss affects relationships...
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Oct 3 2022 46m
(43) Infertility and Pregnancy Loss (Part One): A Conversation with Dr. Aimee Baron
The liturgy we recite on Rosh Hashana includes refer...
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Sep 13 2022 41m
(42) ‘The Surrendered Wife’ and Marital Intimacy: Hierarchal Power Dynamics Versus Equal and Mutual Partnership
Last month, Orthodox Jewish journalist Avital Chizhi...
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May 17 2022 54m
(41) Mindfulness, Pleasure and Orgasm: The Jewish Pleasure Principle
Judaism values sexuality in the framework of marriag...
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Apr 6 2022 43m
(40) "Male and Female He Created Them": Trans, Non-Binary, and Orthodox Judaism
According to Jewish sources, God created humans as d...
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Mar 9 2022 49m
(39) Straight FOMO, Hymenal Myths, Vasectomy Envy, Fetishes, BDSM and Mad at God: Listening to our Listeners Q&A
In this month’s episode, we turn the mike over to y...
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Feb 8 2022 54m
(38) Reproductive Health and Halacha Part 2: Birth Control Methods
Reproductive health ensures that couples can lead sa...
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Jan 11 2022 58m
(37) Reproductive Health, Birth Control, and Jewish Law
Reproductive health is relevant to all couples in th...
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Dec 7 2021 48m
(36) Out of the Closet Without Shame: Balancing Conflicting Identities of LGBTQ and Orthodoxy
In past decades, being Orthodox and gay meant suffer...
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Nov 9 2021 59m