• Al-Ha-Yam

  By jewrotica on April 29, 2013

  Hebrew for "along the sea"

• Aleph

  By jewrotica on February 10, 2014

  Aleph or Alef is the first letter of the Semitic abjads descended from Proto-Canaanite, Arabic alphabet, Phoenician alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Syriac alphabet

• Aliyah

  By jewrotica on January 2, 2013

  Emigrating to Israel

• Alter kochers

  By jewrotica on July 25, 2015

  Yiddish term for elderly person, old-timer.

• Am Segulah

  By jewrotica on April 25, 2013

  The chosen people, whether that "chosen" status is God-driven or self-appointed for the Jewish nation to act as role models and inspiration for the world

• Amen Selah

  By jewrotica on December 19, 2013

  An exclamation of confidence in what has just been said (amen), with the added emphasis that we should reflect upon what has been said (selah)....

• Amidah

  By jewrotica on April 8, 2013

  The central devotional prayer of Judaism, recited silently three times each day and consisting of eighteen blessings. (Also called Shemonah Esreh)

• Amorites

  By jewrotica on June 12, 2013

  A historic people that lived in ancient Israel during the 3rd millenium BC

• Anakites

  By jewrotica on May 14, 2013

  Giants who lived in Canaan and were the offspring of "sons of God" and "daughters of men" according to Biblical tradition

• Ani l’Dodi v’Dodi Li

  By jewrotica on August 8, 2013

  "I am My Beloved's and My Beloved is Mine", a quote from Song of Songs.

• Testimonials

  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

  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!

  Josh Kaplan, Jewish Community Organizer in Orange County, CA

  I love the inclusiveness – there is something for everyone, in and out of the Jewish community.

  Delma Catalina, Student Leader at Texas State University

  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, Young Professional from Washington DC

  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

  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

  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

  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!

  Michael Richmond, Columbia University Class of ’13

  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

  I’m into Jewrotica. I went in for my second circumcision.

  Josh Karp, Artist and Staff at Jewlicious

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