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All Episodes

Intimate Judaism — 82 episodes

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Intimacy and Sexuality for Emerging Adults, Powered by Intimate Judaism: An Introduction

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(71) Divorce With Dignity

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(70) Intimacy in an Age of Anxiety and Uncertainty: How Chronic Stress Changes Relationships

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(69) Between Halacha and Reality: Addressing Masturbation and Pornography with Orthodox Teenage Boys

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(68) Don't Look, Don't Tell

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(67) "Just Be Normal": Navigating conflicts between desire, intimacy, identity and Jewish law (an Intimate Judaism Q&A)

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(66) Sexless Marriage: Why Doesn't He Want Me?

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(65) Talking About Sex at School: A Conversation with Shuli Taubes

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Relationship Renewal: Commitment and Forgiveness in Elul (Bonus Episode)

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(64) ⁠From Shame to Self: Navigating Sexuality After Leaving Orthodoxy

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(63) Having "The Talk": How Should Jewish Parents Talk to Kids About Sex?

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Tzniut: Modesty, Female Masturbation, and the Media (CLASSIC EPISODE)

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(62) Love on the spectrum: Navigating intimacy with a neurodivergent spouse

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(61) Did I Marry the Wrong Person?

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(60) "Happy Wife, Happy Life"?

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(59) Will I Marry the Wrong Person?

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(58) Why not a Threesome, Sex in the Dark, Hating Nidah Laws and More: An Intimate Judaism Q&A

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(57) Hugging with a shinui: Halachic leniency in times of distress

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(56) Inviting Single Religious Women to the Sexuality Conversation

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(55) Loving Again After Loss: Dating and Remarriage After Widowhood

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The Sex Strike Controversy: An Intimate Judaism Live Conversation

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The Failure of Sexual Health Organizations to Condemn Sexual Violence (crossover episode with Orthodox Conundrum)

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(54) Sex Positive Premarital Kallah Instruction

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(53) Navigating Sexual Desire Discrepancies with a Focus on the Emotional Relationship, with Dr. Laurie Watson

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(52) Why Doesn't My Wife Want to Have Sex With Me?

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(51) Love in War: Strengthening Security and Connection Amidst Trauma and Threat

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Should We Sympathize with Sexual Offenders? (Special Episode)

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Ancient Love in Modern Times: Celebrating Love on Tu B'Av (BONUS EPISODE)

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"Date 'Em 'Til You Hate 'Em": A Visit with Netflix Star Aleeza Ben Shalom (BONUS EPISODE)

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(50) Like Fine Wine: Sex After 50

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(49) Sexual Compatibility, Condom Use, Defining Jewish Sex, and More

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(48) Is There a Modern Orthodox Shidduch Crisis?

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(47) Unmarried and Dating in Midlife: Navigating Intimacy and Sexuality

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(46) Want, Will, Should or Must: Is the Sex You Are Having Really Consensual?

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(45) Navigating Relational and Sexual Intimacy During Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Postpartum Period

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(44) Infertility and Relationships

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(43) Infertility and Pregnancy Loss (Part One): A Conversation with Dr. Aimee Baron

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(42) 'The Surrendered Wife' and Marital Intimacy: Hierarchal Power Dynamics Versus Equal and Mutual Partnership

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(41) Mindfulness, Pleasure and Orgasm: The Jewish Pleasure Principle

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(40) "Male and Female He Created Them": Trans, Non-Binary, and Orthodox Judaism

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(39) Straight FOMO, Hymenal Myths, Vasectomy Envy, Fetishes, BDSM and Mad at God: Listening to our Listeners Q&A

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(38) Reproductive Health and Halacha Part 2: Birth Control Methods

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(37) Reproductive Health, Birth Control, and Jewish Law

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(36) Out of the Closet Without Shame: Balancing Conflicting Identities of LGBTQ and Orthodoxy

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(35) Sex Positivity, Sexual Health, and Sexual Rights: Are These Jewish Values?

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(34) Men Are Pigs and Women Are Distractions: What Messages About Sex Are Taught in Yeshiva, Seminary, and College?

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Whose Business is My Unorthodox Life, Anyway? (BONUS EPISODE)

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(33) Painful Sex and Vaginismus: It's Not Your Fault

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(32) Lubricants, Vibrators, and Sex Toys for Marital Enhancement

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(31) Consent and Coercion: What Does Forced Marriage and Obligatory Sex Look Like in the Jewish Community?

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(30) Fantasy, Premarital Sex, Kink and More: An Intimate Judaism Q and A

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(29) Intimacy After Sexual Abuse

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(28) Tzniut: Modesty, Female Masturbation and the Media

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(27) "It Is Not Good for a Man to Be Alone": Guiding Religious LGBTQ Jews

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(26) What is Tantra and is it Kosher? Enhancing Sexual Intimacy Using Ancient Eastern Philosophy and Techniques

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(25) Sex and Guilt

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(24) "Unorthodox" and Male Sexual Functioning Problems

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(23) Masculinity, Male Sexuality, & Judaism: Navigating Love, Lust, & Intimacy

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(22) "Just Do What He Tells You to Do": Take-Home Messages from the Unorthodox Panel (BONUS EPISODE)

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(21) Unorthodox, Intimacy, and Authenticity: How Accurate is the Netflix Series' Portrayal of Chasidic Intimacy?

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(20) Love (and Sex) in the Time of Corona

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(19) Porn, Fantasy, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: How Much is Too Much?

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(18) Sex Is Not Something You 'Have'

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(17) Let's Talk About Sexual Pleasure

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(17) Let's Talk About Sexual Pleasure

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(16) Outercourse, Wasting Seed, and Rabbis in the Bedroom

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(15) Teshuva as a Guide to Repairing our Intimate Relationships (BONUS EPISODE)

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(14) Singles, Sex, and Orthodoxy

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(13) Marital Conflict: When Couples Disagree About Religion

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(12) Monogamy and Exclusivity: Defining, Preventing and Dealing with Betrayal

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(11) Homosexuality, Asexuality, and More: Responding to Listener Questions

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(10) When "Family Purity" Strains Your Marriage

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(9) "My Spouse Wants Sex Less Often Than I Do!" - What Does Halacha Say?

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(8) Sex Within Marriage: What's Allowed and What's Not?

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(7) Jewish #MeToo: Does Adherence to Jewish Law Provide Safety from Sexual Assault?

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(6) The Wedding Night

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(5) Bonus Episode - Shomer Negiah: The Listeners Strike Back

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(4) Shomer Negiah: Navigating Premarital Sexual Activity and Jewish Law and Values

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(3) Raising Sexually Healthy Children (Part 2)

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(2) Raising Sexually Healthy Children (Part 1)

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(1) Masturbation, Sexual Health, & Halacha: Is There A Conflict?

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(000) What is Intimate Judaism? (Pilot)