Falasha Hooker in Tel Aviv

By Arturo Desimone

Image Credit Written by Arturo Desimone. Read more of Arturo’s work on Jewrotica with Hebrew for Beginners and Tashlikh. Falasha Hooker in Tel Aviv was published on Jewrotica...

Migration and Breeding

The relatively cool and rainy weather in the Leviathan has lead to...

What a Woman’s Mind Can Accomplish

As the role of women in Judaism inspires debate yet again, it’s...

Jews and sex toys: what is allowed?

By Jennifer Schmitt We stand at the beginning of a new time....

Race, DNA, and American Citizenship

Written by Joseph Dunsay. After earning a Masters of Science in Ecology...

Columns
Migration and Breeding
Joseph Dunsay | May 1, 2019
The relatively cool and rainy weather in the Leviathan has lead to a record number of butterflies gathering in Lebanon. Resting there on their way from Africa to Europe,...
- Joseph Dunsay | April 1, 2019
  What a Woman’s Mind Can Accomplish
- Joseph Dunsay | March 1, 2019
  Shared Paternity Can Go Beyond DNA
- Joseph Dunsay | February 3, 2019
  A Torah Scroll at the American Museum of Natural History
- Joseph Dunsay | January 1, 2019
  Santa Claus and Wedding Gifts
Essays
By jewrotica
Jews and sex toys: what is allowed?

By Jennifer Schmitt We stand at the beginning of a new time. Right now, we should be able to explore our sexuality without fearing other people’s judgmental. Since sex...
- jewrotica | November 10, 2016
  When Great Sex is a Feminist Issue
- jewrotica | August 31, 2016
  In The Bedroom of Judaism
- jewrotica | August 15, 2016
  How I wrote “For Unexpected Intimacy”
- jewrotica | August 2, 2016
  Chasid, Tourist in a Kinky World
Fiction
Showing the House
jewrotica | December 20, 2018
Showing the House Erotic Fiction by Saul Michelson It was a late spring afternoon and we were at our vacation house. It was a warm sunny day and the...
- jewrotica | September 3, 2018
  Kiss the Mezzuza
- jewrotica | February 22, 2017
  The Float
- Frannie Sheridan | November 22, 2016
  Never Tell Anyone
- jewrotica | September 4, 2016
  Banjo Lesbians
Confessions
By jewrotica
Chasid, Tourist in a Kinky World

Image Credit Written by Panmi. For other Jewrotica writing by Panmi, see Shiksa-Goddess in my Life, I Stood In Front of Her, and The Spilled Seed Chronicles. He said:...
- Emma Morris | February 24, 2016
  The Skinny: An Interview with Filmmaker and Comedian, Jessie Kahnweiler
- jewrotica | December 15, 2015
  The Spilled Seed Chronicles
- jewrotica | May 27, 2015
  120 Lines About 60 Women
- Emma Morris | February 11, 2015
  The Skinny: An Interview with Filmmaker and Comedian, Jessie Kahnweiler
Poetry

Testimonials

I attended and participated in last month’s Jewrotica event. The engaging performers and Ayo, our inviting host, inspired the audience to feel like one big community. What a great way to inspire our community to embrace sex as a beautiful thing that can be fun, exciting, sacred, sensual, ridiculous, scary and everything in between!

Sabrina Must, Author and Jewish Educator from Baltimore MD

Learning about sex and what’s right and wrong when it comes to sex from a Biblical standpoint was an eye opening experience. I completely enjoyed it and think something like this could be a very cool thing to bring to even high school aged Jewish youth groups.

Hannah S., A Student at SUNY Purchase

Jewrotica is inspiring Jews and erotica with holiness and coolness, and is the pride of progressive Judaism. Jewrotica – awesome!

Shimon Weiss, Wine Maker in Agua Dolce, CA

What an incredible night Jewrotica was!!!! There was this fantastic moment, in a sea of Jews of all sexualities, ages, backgrounds and denominations, that I realized we were all in this together! I hope that there are many more events coming to Austin soon!

Brandon Poland, Award-Winning Jewish Drag Queen

At Jewrotica’s Evening of Bedside Readings, students declaimed monologues on sexual encounters that had a Jewish twist. At Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the speakers pushed their own boundaries by performing a range of explicit narratives that challenged how the audience thought of the relationship to Judaism and sex. During the speakers’ preparation, the arguments about which narratives would be appropriate forced students to take a stand and voice their opinion on their own beliefs about Judaism an…

Engagement Coordinator at Columbia University / Barnard Hillel

Such an amazing experience! The Sarah Lawrence Jewrotica workshop was more than I could have ever expected – a comfortable, safe, sultry environment where participants clearly felt good about sharing or listening to each other’s intimate experiences and relating them to sexy stories from the Torah. From the moment the workshop began, Ayo had a sweet presence that was kinetic and spread around the room; her storytelling abilities had everyone enraptured and made the conversation topics relata…

Melanie Beaudette, Freelance writer in Brooklyn, NY

The Jewrotica event “Evening of Jewrotica: Bedside Reading” was awesome. As Master of Confessions, I got to read the deepest, darkest secrets of people in the room out loud… It was scintillating, titillating, and – yes – even educational!

Sam S., Young Professional in the Austin Area

I stepped out of my comfort zone to be a part of this. I was glad to open up the topic of sexuality in my community. We are trying to build a safe space to talk about sex. The result I am most happy about coming from this event is that hopefully now my friends know they can come and talk to me, that I can be their ‘safe space’.

Barnard College Student, Presenter at the Columbia University Kickoff Event

I love the inclusiveness – there is something for everyone, in and out of the Jewish community.

Delma Catalina, Student Leader at Texas State University

Bedside Reading with Jewrotica was funny, sexy, and hot all at once. The readings were honest about all kinds of sexuality, but the highlight of the evening was definitely the confessions, written by audience participants. Nobody knew who wrote them, and most were tell-alls that would make your bubbe blush. Unless your bubbe was very, very cool. Then maybe she’d make YOU blush!

Dan Young, Architect from Flagstaff AZ and Jewish Community Leader in Austin TX
Dear Jewrotica
Confess