Intimate Judaism: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships

Do you have unanswered questions about Judaism, sexuality and intimacy?

Do you want your children to get a better sex education than you received, but lack the language or tools to provide it?

Do you want to improve and enhance intimacy in your marriage, but aren’t sure how to go about it?

Do you wonder about how Judaism views various aspects of sexuality?

Do you have questions or issues that you would like to address – either in Jewish law or regarding sexuality – but there is no one you feel comfortable asking?

Our monthly podcast, INTIMATE JUDAISM, addresses intimacy and healthy sexuality in the context of Jewish family life. We raise conflicts and challenges and offer candid solutions while remaining firmly within the bounds of Torah and Halacha.

You will:

Learn how to provide your children with healthy perspectives that acknowledge both Halacha and their natural sexual development
Discover how Judaism encourages sexual expression between you and your spouse
Find out how to create and enhance emotional and physical intimacy in your marriage
Explore how the laws of Taharat Hamishpacha – family purity – can impact intimacy and sexuality, and how to address this in your marriage
Understand how lifecycle events such as pregnancy, postpartum, menopause or chronic illness can affect marital intimacy and sex
Learn how to deal with difficult situations in marriage such as pornography and infidelity

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

Dec 5, 2018

Judaism’s view of sex within marriage- is it really ruled by do’s and dont’s or does anything go? What do the sources actually say? Join Talli Rosenbaum and Rabbi Scott Kahn for a frank and enlightening discussion. You may be surprised at what you will learn.

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

Nov 6, 2018

In his recent analysis of the “#MeToo earthquake,” Rabbi Avi Shafran, Agudath Israel of America’s director of public affairs, bemoans the “supposedly enlightened, progressive, post-patriarchal society, with its proud claim to value and respect women,” and questions how we can expect men to respect women who...

(6) The Wedding Night

Oct 8, 2018

Many couples await the wedding night with anticipation and excitement, as they are finally permitted to express their desire for one another and to consummate their relationship. For some couples, however, the wedding night, and sometimes the weeks and months thereafter, can be a source of anxiety and distress,...

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

Sep 12, 2018

Intimate Judaism's most recent episode, ‘Shomer Negiah: Premarital Sexual Activity and Jewish Values," generated plenty of comments, discussion, and disagreement. In this bonus episode, Talli Rosenbaum and Rabbi Scott Kahn address listener comments, and expand on the differences between guilt and shame, whether a...

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

Aug 27, 2018

As human beings, we are wired for connection, and the desire for intimate touch is a natural instinct. However, Jewish Law is clear that premarital sexual activity, even when it doesn't involve sexual intercourse, is forbidden. How do we manage that tension? Do we acknowledge that the halachot of refraining from...