In this episode of The Joy of Text we will discuss the laws of touch during a natural birth, and we will be joined by Gila Block, founder of Yesh Tikvah, to discuss infertility issues in Orthodox communities. We will ask: Can a husband touch his wife while she is in labor? Do the laws […] The post The Childbirth Episode appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

The Joy of Childbirth / Gila Block of Yesh Tikvah

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Isaiah 62:4-5  No longer will they call you Deserted,     or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah,     and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you,     and your land will be married. As a young man marries a young woman,     so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,     so will your God rejoice over you.  Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com  Follow Rabbi Linzer!  Rabbi Linzer’s other podcasts YCT Facebook community Instagram: @YCTorah www.YCTorah.org  Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click to submit yours!  Moderated by Sara Rozner Lawrence. Produced by Billy Procida.

Married to Israel (Isaiah 62:4-5)

How do you adjust to a new relationship after losing a spouse? What treatments are there for male infertility?  Visit Dr. Michael Werner at MAZE Men's Health!  Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Instagram: @drbatsheva Facebook page Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com  Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! Rosh Yeshiva Responds  YCT podcasts YCTorah Facebook page www.YCTorah.org  Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click here to submit yours!  Email us at joyoftextpodcast@gmail.com!  Moderated by Sara Rozner Lawrence Produced by Billy Procida

Loss of a Spouse / Dr. Michael Werner on Male Infertility

Genesis 49:24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com  Follow Rabbi Linzer!  Rabbi Linzer’s other podcasts YCT Facebook community Instagram: @YCTorah www.YCTorah.org  Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click to submit yours!  Moderated by Sara Rozner Lawrence. Produced by Billy Procida.

The Power Within to Resist Sin (Genesis 49:24)

Is doing sex work ever kosher?  Follow Leah Forster! Instagram: @leahforster  Tickets: Feb. 3 @ Caroline's On Broadway  Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Instagram: @drbatsheva Facebook page Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com  Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! Rosh Yeshiva Responds  YCT podcasts YCTorah Facebook page www.YCTorah.org  Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click here to submit yours!  Email us at joyoftextpodcast@gmail.com!  Moderated by Sara Rozner Lawrence Produced by Billy Procida

Sex Workers / Comedian Leah Forster

Responsa Maharsham 3:161 (Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Shvadron, 1835-1911, Ukraine)  For five years, a couple had no child. And then, came to them a man who was his relative and slept in their house. Then his wife got pregnant and had a child. Why does the child look more like the relative than the husband? Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com  Follow Rabbi Linzer!  Rabbi Linzer’s other podcasts YCT Facebook community Instagram: @YCTorah www.YCTorah.org  Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click to submit yours!  Moderated by Sara Rozner Lawrence. Produced by Billy Procida.

The Joy of Childbirth / Gila Block of Yesh Tikvah

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