“Talking about the non-halakhic aspects of Taharat HaMishpacha should be another part of the healthy marriage toolkit”

No new bride should ever have to feel isolated and scared because of the laws of Taharat HaMishpacha. Our community needs to collectively strategize on ways to offer support to couples.

Our community needs to consciously and consistently support these conversations. While I am fortunate to live in a vibrant, Jewish neighborhood, women all over this country do not have access to this support. My hope is that we can expand this experience beyond Manhattan so that every woman has a place to turn to and a network to support her as she begins this new mitzvah, or as her practice evolves throughout her life. Every marriage deserves to start with all the resources available for success. Talking about the non-halakhic aspects of Taharat HaMishpacha should be another part of the healthy marriage toolkit.

Sasha Kesler, “Jewish Women Deserve Better”, The Torch at My Jewish Learning (27 August 2014) [http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/the-torch/2014/08/27/jewish-women-deserve-better]