• Bikkur Cholim

  By jewrotica on December 29, 2013

  The Jewish phrase for and commandment to visit the sick

• Bimah

  By jewrotica on February 10, 2013

  The platform or elevated area from where synagogue services are led

• Binah

  By jewrotica on January 12, 2014

  Meaning "Understanding," is a sphere in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. On a psychological level, Binah is "processed wisdom," also known as deductive reasoning.

• Birthright

  By jewrotica on April 22, 2013

  A free ten-day trip to Israel for young adults of Jewish heritage between the ages of 18 and 26

• Blintzes

  By jewrotica on December 31, 2012

  Thin pancakes folded around a filling (e.g. cheese or potato) and baked - a traditional Jewish food

• Bnos Yisrael

  By jewrotica on December 14, 2013

  The daughters of Israel, a term used to describe young women in the Jewish religious community

• Bnos Yisroel

  By jewrotica on September 29, 2013

  Young Jewish women, literally Hebrew for "the daughters of Israel"

• Book of Life

  By jewrotica on August 4, 2013

  The book in which God records the names of people destined for Heaven and/or for another year on earth. Many Jews believe this to...

• Borscht

  By jewrotica on December 31, 2012

  A Russian or Polish soup made with beets and usually served with sour cream

• Bracha

  By jewrotica on January 12, 2014

  "Benediction," "blessing," "drawing down "), it is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of...

• Testimonials

  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

  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 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

  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

  Learning about sex and what’s right and wrong when it comes to sex from a Biblical standpoint was an eye opening experience. I completely enjoyed it and think something like this could be a very cool thing to bring to even high school aged Jewish youth groups.

  Hannah S., A Student at SUNY Purchase

  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

  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

  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

  The people behind Jewrotica are quite quality! I have confidence that any project these folks take on will be equally quality.

  Rabbi Drew Kaplan, Chaplain at Long Beach Hillels

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