Summer 2012
I finally got my o1 visa to live and work in the States for three years. I was thrilled, but literally within weeks of getting it I fell very ill and was diagnosed with a number of different autoimmune illnesses. It was bizarre that within the space of a couple of weeks I was celebrating and then commiserating. As I learnt this was the way of life – blessings and curses all together – but only time and experience would allow me to decipher which was which. Life could be confusing like that.
For the first time ever I did proper Rosh Hashanah preparation – proper Teshuvah – I spent six weeks or so really almost on the floor of my apartment, crying, repenting, forgiving others, forgiving myself and healing.
That Rosh Hashanah was the most powerful yet. And I remember clearly in it saying to the upper worlds – for what I have sinned, and I know I have sinned so much, give me your judgment – I accept it and I hope that I will be gracious in handling it. I also thanked them for not bringing me my soulmate, for I knew that if they had done so, I would never have pushed this far on my spiritual path and transformed into being who I was really meant to be in this lifetime.
A mere six weeks after the holidays, I was glad to be slowly but surely making a miraculous recovery from my illnesses. And then one day out of the blue holidays, I received an email entitled, ‘I have a guy for you,’ from a producer friend of mine. I opened it thinking she had finally found me a videographer for a project, but no, she was setting me up with someone – totally out of the blue – I opened the picture and as I stared at the man in it I felt this sense of familiarity and deep connection to this total stranger.
It was almost like some kind of soul memory/flashbacks from lifetimes ago. It freaked me out but I agreed to the matchmaking and that night the Hero, as I came to know him, called me for the first time. There was a familiarity and ease to our conversation. When he came to collect me for our first date, and I looked him in the eye I knew this was the start of something special. My instant affinity with the Hero was on all levels – heart, body, mind and soul was like nothing I had experienced before in my life. At times when we kissed I literally felt the angels around us dancing. I knew early on that whatever happened between us meeting had proved to me that my soulmate didn’t have to be a Jew. And in that way the Hero was the answer to my prayers and provided the salvation and healing of my heart and soul.
But meeting the Hero did not dampen my enthusiasm and intrigue with Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism which continues. Whilst I stopped what I felt was akin to routine religious ritual shortly after last Rosh Hashanah and just before meeting the Hero, that in no way means my studies and adventures have stopped. Earlier this year I went to Poland and the Ukraine in freezing cold temperatures schlepping about visiting all the great Tzadiks including my beloved Reb Elimelech and Zusha as well as the Seer of Lublin and many other great souls.
I have no doubt my studies and adventures to the Tzadikim all over the world will continue. Now I know with absolute certainty that whoever I end up spending the rest of my life with, who will no doubt be the romantic love of my life, but the Torah, Zohar and the Tzadiks are part of my life and always will be – and in that sense, they are the true soul loves of my life.
Celebrating 10 Years & Marking the End of An Amazing Project
Celebrating 10 Years & Marking the End of An Amazing Project
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
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!
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
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!
Jewrotica is a great way to ask interesting questions about the interplay between sensuality and Jewish wisdom. Check it out.
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!
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!
Jewrotica is something that the community has needed for a long time so that people can actually learn, express and share and have good relationships without having to stumble through life. Check out the site and learn something. Have fun!
I’m into Jewrotica. I went in for my second circumcision.
I love the inclusiveness – there is something for everyone, in and out of the Jewish community.
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