A Torah Scroll at the American Museum of Natural History

By Joseph Dunsay

Written by Joseph Dunsay. After earning a Masters of Science in Ecology and Evolution, Joseph Dunsay became a science writer for international audiences. Find more Jewrotica writing by Joseph here. The American...

Santa Claus and Wedding Gifts

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

Showing the House

Showing the House Erotic Fiction by Saul Michelson It was a late...

The Rain Is Falling

The rain is falling Bent over double in pain I gasp for...

Kiss the Mezzuza

Written by first time Jewrotica contributor Saul Silver, “Kiss the Mezzuza” is...

Columns
A Torah Scroll at the American Museum of Natural History
Joseph Dunsay | February 3, 2019
Written by Joseph Dunsay. After earning a Masters of Science in Ecology and Evolution, Joseph Dunsay became a science writer for international audiences. Find more Jewrotica writing by Joseph...
- Joseph Dunsay | January 1, 2019
  Santa Claus and Wedding Gifts
- Joseph Dunsay | December 1, 2018
  The Cotton Pantie Debate: Going Local vs Going Global
- Joseph Dunsay | November 1, 2018
  The Difficulty Publishing Scientific Works in the Tzar’s Russia
- Joseph Dunsay | October 4, 2018
  The Engine of Progress
Essays
By jewrotica
When Great Sex is a Feminist Issue

Image Credit Written by Elana Maryles Sztokman, PhD. Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman is a feminist writer, educator and activist, and two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Council award....
- 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
- jewrotica | July 25, 2016
  Jewish Without an ‘Off’ Switch
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

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Shimon Weiss, Wine Maker in Agua Dolce, CA

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Jewrotica was everything I had dreamed of and more: sexy attendees, tantalizing confessions, and well-written literature to boot! More importantly, it empowers us Jews to reach inside and own our sexy selves and heritage!

Erin L., University of Texas at Austin Social Work Graduate Student

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

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

The people behind Jewrotica are quite quality! I have confidence that any project these folks take on will be equally quality.

Rabbi Drew Kaplan, Chaplain at Long Beach Hillels

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
Dear Jewrotica
Confess