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In Search of Desire

Image Credit This article has been reprinted with permission from the journal Sh’ma. Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private...

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Jewish Sex. Lesson Learned.

Image Credit Written by Janna Rachel. Janna is a single mother and...

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Double Mitzvah – Pekudei

Written by Aviva Frank. For more Jewrotica writing by Aviva, check out...

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Illusion: Shame and Mirrors

By Aviva Frank on Feb 21, 2014 Shame versus...

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Why Are We So Early?

Written by Isabel Fink. This story is the first part of a...

Columns
Double Mitzvah – Pekudei
jewrotica | February 28, 2014
Written by Aviva Frank. For more Jewrotica writing by Aviva, check out And Adam Knew Eve, Leah-Our Mother, and Illusion: Shame and Mirrors. Check out last week’s column, Double...
- jewrotica | February 21, 2014
  Double Mitzvah – Vayakhel
- Neil Blumofe | February 14, 2014
  Double Mitzvah – Ki Tissa
- Tamar Fox | February 12, 2014
  One Billion Rising 2014
- jewrotica | February 7, 2014
  Double Mitzvah – Tetzaveh
Essays
By jewrotica
Jewish Sex. Lesson Learned.

Image Credit Written by Janna Rachel. Janna is a single mother and jack of many trades. Born in Boston, she has lived in and visited many places all over...

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- jewrotica | February 26, 2014
  Illusion: Shame and Mirrors
- jewrotica | February 20, 2014
  Emunah
- Rabbi Melinda Bernstein | January 22, 2014
  In The Bedroom of Judaism
- Yoseph Leib Ibn Mardachya | January 6, 2014
  Chassidis vs. Eros
Fiction
Why Are We So Early?
Isabel Fink | February 24, 2014
Written by Isabel Fink. This story is the first part of a series. For more writing by Isabel, check out The Secret Rebbetzin. “Why are we so early?” Brynn...

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- jewrotica | February 11, 2014
  Leah – Our Mother
- jewrotica | February 10, 2014
  Ritual Observance
- jewrotica | February 3, 2014
  Babylon Nights
- jewrotica | January 20, 2014
  And Adam knew Eve
Confessions
By confessions
Confession #21 – My Sexy Wife

Image Credit For the last few months, I have been thinking about my wife with another man while I pleasure myself. The idea alone makes my climax very intense....

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- confessions | October 16, 2013
  Confession #20 – The Mistress
- jewrotica | October 9, 2013
  Bye Bye Uteri
- confessions | August 14, 2013
  Confession # 19 – Yiddelech, the Yeshiva Boy
- confessions | June 5, 2013
  Sacred Touch
Poetry

Testimonials
I had a great time deejaying at the Jewrotica event at Columbia University. The live readings were hilarious, informative, and in some cases, deeply moving. I know that I, along with many of my AEPi fraternity brothers, loved being able to connect our Judaism and our sexuality in a way that made all of us feel comfortable and welcome. I look forward to being a part of this again in the future!
Matthew Renick, Columbia University Class of ’13
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
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 Givarz, University of Texas at Austin Social Work Graduate Student
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
While many people fear the “sex talk,” Jewrotica offers an opportunity for writers and audiences to speak about sexuality in a open and safe space. When I attended a Jewrotica reading, I heard stories that reminded me that love takes many forms, and that expressing it is a vital part of who we are as a people.
Leora Rockowitz, Young Professional from Washington DC
I’m so glad that Jewrotica is represented here at Jewlicious! It’s bringing voices that need to be heard in the Jewish discussion and Jewish climate environment.
Ramona Rubin, Grassroots Activist in Berkeley, CA
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
Jewrotica rocks. It’s funny, it’s informative, it’s sexy, it’s interesting. Check it out!
Sam C., Young Professional in the Valley, CA
I’m into Jewrotica. I went in for my second circumcision.
Josh Karp, Artist and Staff at Jewlicious
I love the inclusiveness – there is something for everyone, in and out of the Jewish community.
Delma Catalina, Student Leader at Texas State University
Dear Jewrotica
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