Dear Jewrotica – A Note From Jewrotica Editor Ayo Oppenheimer

By editor on October 25, 2012

Darling readers,

Can you believe that it’s been two weeks since the official launch of Jewrotica?! Did you see our shout-outs on Freaknomics, Jezebel and Gothamist? What do y’all think?

If you have what to say, make sure to join the conversation on our Facebook page and share your thoughts on individual pieces right here on the Jewrotica website. We recently added a new anonymous commenting feature, so – even if you’re too shy to speak up through your Facebook account – we still got your back!

Over the past couples of weeks, we have started receiving requests from guys and girls alike for an “Ask Jewrotica” advice column. Well, you asked and we listened. After a lot of excitement and a lively conversation with my remarkable team, I am pleased to announce the debut of Dear Jewrotica!

This is your opportunity to ask questions about anything related to relationships, romance, sex, sexuality and Judaism. But let’s just get this out of the way right now – there are no holes in the sheet when we have sex!

However, if you find yourself wondering…

I’ve been dating a girl for three weeks, and she just invited me to her family’s house for Shabbat. What does that mean?
My friend is looking into artificial insemination as a single woman. What are the halachic ramifications of this?
JDate, SawYouAtSinai, Frumster, Jewcier, JSingles, SuperTova and, well, we’ll just sneak in OkCupid. Does anyone actually know what the differences are between all these Jewish dating sites?! And which one should I use?

…then send us your question today or email the team directly at advice@jewrotica.org The next generation of Dr. Ruths – with varied backgrounds and a little extra bite – are here to tackle your questions!

Light and Love,

Founder and editor of Jewrotica, Ayo spent the past two years full-time RVing North America with her Jewish educational film program. Ayo alternates between intensely pursuing fun new experiences and equally intensely trying to do good by people. She would love to hear from you.

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Jewrotica is awesome. It expands the mind and for people who were raised with narrow views on sexuality. Whether you are Jewish or not, or in different sects of Judaism like Orthodox, Conservative or Reform, no matter what your background or where you’re from, Jewrotica gets you to see Judaism and how it relates to sexuality in new ways. I really appreciate Ayo being here and helping us learn different ways to connect with our sexuality.

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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’.

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Shimon Weiss, Wine Maker in Agua Dolce, CA

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… Read more

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’m Heshy Fried from Frum Satire and I am very, very frum. And I completely support Jewrotica – it’s doing a service to the frum community. We need some sort of kosher sexual education. Jewrotica even has a system that allows frum filters to filter out certain things to make it PG for us. It’s mamish Torah. It’s like The Little Midrash Says for sex.

Heshy Fried, Founder of Frum Satire

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… Read more

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