The Joy of Text: Where Real Sex Meets Jewish Law

The Definition of “Virgin” — and More!

04.20.2015 - By The Joy of TextPlay

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Our hosts talk about the meaning of “virginity” in medicine and Jewish law. Then they talk with Dr. Joel Hecker about sexuality and Jewish mysticism.

In the Q&A;: What happens when the rules about physical intimacy clash with a mother’s postpartum depression?

The Joy of Text is produced by Jewish Public Media and co-sponsored by YCT’s Lindenbaum Center for Halakhic Studies and JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance.

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