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  Confession #14 – Cambridge, MA

  By confessions on January 7, 2013

  It was the beginning of my junior year of college, and I had been hitting it off pretty well with a sophomore girl I just...

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  Confession #12 – Boston, MA

  By confessions on November 19, 2012

  Illustration by Elizabeth Simins Yesterday I went on an accidental date. When “John,” an old friend-with-benefits, called me up out of the blue, I was...

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  Confession #11 – Brooklyn, NY

  By confessions on November 9, 2012

  You notice few people in yeshiva. So much similarity between them: clothes, haircuts, mannerisms. But then there are those few, the heartbreakers, the boys who...

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  Confession #10 – Baltimore, MD

  By confessions on October 29, 2012

  I wanted to salvage a really shitty second date with the cute bearded Semitic barista of my dreams, so I kissed him by surprise. Meaning,...

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  Confession #9 – [City Redacted], CA

  By confessions on October 24, 2012

  Rumors of the Rabbi sleeping with congregants?  It was true.  And he was great. – Female, 43, (CA)

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  Confession #8 – Jerusalem, Israel

  By confessions on October 21, 2012

  When I was in yeshiva, I would stay at one of my rebbeim’s houses for some shabboses.  They were not just religious, but Mega Religious....

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  Confession #7 – Jerusalem, Israel

  By confessions on October 17, 2012

  I made aliyah 9 years ago and had a great goodbye party, little wild though. I got permission to use the premises of a shul...

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  Confession #6 – Toronto, Canada

  By confessions on October 14, 2012

  As a youngster in between puberty, I was dragged by my parents to attend shul. Having hated going on Saturday because I valued sleeping in,...

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  Confession #5 – Miami, FL

  By confessions on October 12, 2012

  The books on my bedside table are kind of a mixed bag. They’re all great reads that serve different purposes in my life, but I...

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  Confession #4 – Chicago, IL

  By confessions on September 25, 2012

  I grew up in a frum community, but am no longer very observant.  However, my visits to the mikvah when I was first married are what made me realize...

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  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

  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.

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