Have you wondered if it's ok from a halachic perspective to skip your period using hormonal IUDs or OCPs? What about a hashkafic perspective? What if you experience light staining every month, but don't get a full period—does that put you into niddah? Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus as she and guest Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh, Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS and teacher of Yoatzot Halacha in Israel, discuss these questions and more.

Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus as she and guest Yoetzet Halacha Shayna Goldberg discuss navigating complicated parenting issues and conversations, particularly around intimate touch and relationships.

It can be stressful when you're trying to conceive and you think you may be ovulating before mikvah. But, one thing that can definitely help is being knowledgeable and empowered to turn to the right people with the right questions. Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus in conversation with guest Dr. Elissa Hellman, of The Confident Kallah, about how to know if and when you're ovulating, and what and medical questions to ask as well as what halachic questions to explore if you do suspect you are ovulating before getting to the mikveh.

You may know that Halacha requires that a couple refrain from any physical relationship once a woman becomes teme'ah during childbirth. For some, this is difficult to navigate. Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus in conversation with guest Chanie Fingerer, RN, @yoledetacademy, about exactly when and how these halachot apply and about how to receive the support you need during labor and delivery.

You may know that a couple has to separate after consummating their marriage whether the woman bleeds or not. But, did you know that sometimes, there could be questions after the second time? Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus in conversation with guest Yoetzet Halacha Nechama Price about navigating these early marriage questions, as well as for a review of the universally applicable laws of staining.

What are the challenges when two people of different backgrounds get married? Should they integrate halachic practice and customs from both of their communities into the home you build together? What does halacha have to say about this? How can you navigate discussing this with each other with respect and admiration? Our letter writer asks these questions and more. Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus in conversation with guest Rabbi Joseph Dweck about differences in minhagim between Sephardim and Ashkenazim, whose minhagim should be followed when there's an "intermarriage" and how to approach talking about these issues in your own relationship.

How do you know when you're with the right person? How important are attraction and physical chemistry, and how do you measure them in a relationship without touch? What can we learn from Torah's rules around Niddah and Negiah? And who can we trust as we figure this all out? Our letter writer asks all of these and other important questions. Join Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus and her guest, Rachel Hercman, LCSW for a conversation about navigating dating in the religious community, learning to trust ourselves, and giving advice.

Complex people deserve multi-faceted answers. In each episode of Dear Yoetzet, Yoetzet Halacha Lisa Septimus and her expert guests address a complicated question in the areas of women's reproductive health and halacha. They approach it from halachic, social, psychological, medical and spiritual perspectives, in order to provide answers that are deeply rooted in Jewish law, grounded in medical knowledge, and sensitive to the specific needs of the individual asking the question.