• Moab

  By jewrotica on June 20, 2013

  A people of the ancient near east who often warred with the neighboring Israelites

• Modern Orthodox

  By jewrotica on June 17, 2013

  A movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world

• Moshav

  By jewrotica on March 18, 2013

  A small cooperative of farms in Israel, or a non-agricultural midsize Israeli town

• Motek

  By jewrotica on January 2, 2013

  A Hebrew word for "sweetheart"

• Motzi Shabbos

  By jewrotica on December 5, 2013

  Saturday night, the period of time that follows the end of the Sabbath after three stars appear in the sky

• Muntasch

  By jewrotica on February 25, 2013

  Slang for "Hamentaschen", a traditional triangular-shaped pastry eaten on the holiday of Purim

• Nachas

  By jewrotica on July 1, 2013

  Pride, or joy. (Often used in the context of parents receiving 'nachas' from their children)

• Nachas

  By jewrotica on December 14, 2013

  The Yiddish word for joy and pleasure

• Nachman of Breslov

  By jewrotica on May 6, 2013

  The founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Ukraine

• Nachus

  By jewrotica on January 20, 2015

  A Yiddish word meaning that you are happy and proud, especially of someone's accomplishments

• Testimonials

  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

  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

  Engagement Coordinator at Columbia University / Barnard Hillel

  My opinion on Jewrotica is: It’s sexy. It’s awesome. It’s Judaism to the next level. It’s what we should all be getting into!

  Michael Lunzer, Student and Entrepreneur in Jerusalem, Israel

  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.

  Vanessa Steiner, Young Professional in Southern California

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

  Delma Catalina, Student Leader at Texas State University

  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

  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!

  Brandon Poland, Award-Winning Jewish Drag Queen

  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

  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

  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

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