Menstruation

The year is the same, the days are the same, but the months are different. It is a time quite individual -- created by G-d, especially for me...

We cannot logically understand the Divine laws of niddah and Family Purity, but we can try to understand them spiritually.

The laws of marital relations create a context for spiritual development

In Judaism, spiritual purity is a desirable factor. This has nothing to do with hygiene and personal cleanliness; it is a spiritual state called taharah -- what we will call "purity." The opposite of taharah is tumah, which we call "impurity." ...

Everything you wanted to know about Mikvah but didn't know to ask.

I keep promising to try to focus on some of the benefits of this particularly feminine growth experience of menopause. And I’m not succeeding. So, I do what I always do when I go through a lifecycle moment...

Truth be told, I wasn't convinced. I couldn't relate to abstinence, I didn't understand the association of menstruation and impurity. I approached the experience like an anthropologist...

As per Family Purity guidelines, after menstruation, husband and wife abstain from marital relations until the woman goes to a mikvah. This brings G‑d into a marriage. By following G‑d's commandments – and not simply "doing what comes naturally" whenever ...

Question: I've read that one of the reasons behind the mitzvah of Family Purity is to prevent apathy from creeping into a marriage—the monthly period of separation constantly infusing renewed passion into the relationship. But what happens when a woman ...