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 ...

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...

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...

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 [email protected]! Moderated by Sara Rozner...

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...

What happens when I'm attracted to someone I shouldn't desire? When does childhood curiosity become sexually inappropriate? Mentioned: The Other Side of Desire Follow Noam Zion! Shalom Hartman Institute Sanctified Sex 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...

What happens when I'm attracted to someone I shouldn't desire? When does childhood curiosity become sexually inappropriate? Mentioned: The Other Side of Desire Follow Noam Zion! Shalom Hartman Institute Sanctified Sex 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?...

Horiyot 10b:15 A transgression performed for the sake of Heaven is greater than a mitzva performed not for its own sake. 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...

The team discusses erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, shame, and hope! 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 [email protected]! Moderated by Sara...

Moed Katan 17a A wasp came and stung the ostracized scholar on his penis and he died. Because he was a great Torah scholar, they took him into the caves in which the pious are interred in order to bury him there, but the caves did not accept him. A snake stood at the entrance of the caves and did not let them pass. They then took him into the caves of the judges, and they accepted him. Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points ...

Is it okay to watch porn? What is boudoir photography? Can you mix dairy and semen? Follow Rebecca Sigala! Instagram: @rebeccasigalaboudoir Facebook page Rebecca’s Facebook group www.RebeccaSigala.com 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...

Deuteronomy, ch. 29, verse 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood. 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 ...

Is Judaism sex-positive? Bat Sheva and Rabbi Linzer fielded questions ‘at’ June’s Limmud Oz conference hosted by Goldie Markovits. Due to technical difficulties over Zoom, some of the moderator’s questions have been dubbed over for clarity. Learn more about Limmud Oz at limmudoz.com.au. Follow Goldie on Instagram @goldiemarko! Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! YCT Facebook...

What does Halacha say about abortion? Donate to Lada'at! Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Facebook fan page Instagram: @drbatsheva Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! YCT Facebook community YCT YouTube channel 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.

Deuteronomy, ch. 6, verses 4-9 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses...

In this episode, we discuss the complexities of desire in a sexual relationship, the varying views Judaism has taken on the innate desires of different sexes, and what individuals can do to improve their sex lives. Then, we interview our very own Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her new book “Sex Points: Reclaim Your Sex Life with the Revolutionary Multi-point System”, on that very subject.

In this episode, we explore a fascinating text that states that the greater the person (in Torah), the greater his yetzer (lust). What is the correlation here, and how might the cloistered experience of rabbis be a factor?

In this episode, we discuss the complexities, both halachic and interpersonal, of sexual fantasies. We ask: Are they good or bad for a relationship? Are they halakhically permitted or forbidden? Should they be shared with one’s partner, or kept to oneself? Then, we sit down with Noa Fleischacker and Hannah Barg to talk about their podcast “Tight Lipped”, devoted to the too-rarely discussed topic of vaginismus and vaginal pain.

In this episode, we reflect on the complexities of long term relationships, as we examine three stories about Talmudic couples experiencing timeless challenges.

How should parents and educators talk about sex to teens and young adults? What is the role of halakha in these conversations, and how do we deal with cases when one’s sexual ethics are in conflict with halakha?  Then, we chat with popular instagrammer “Holy__Shid” about her innovative matchmaking technique on social media, discuss her take on shidduchim today, and…find out her REAL IDENTITY!

In this mini-text episode, we discuss a provocative text about the Holy of Holies and its sexual symbolism, just in time for Yom Kippur. 

In this episode, we discuss how parents should talk with their young children around issues that relate to sex, body parts, physical touch, and more – what language and tone one should use, at what age should certain topics be raised, and how do we balance these conversations with our values and with concerns for tzniut? Then, we chat with our own moderator, Sara Rozner-Lawrence, about her recently published book “Monologues from the Makom,” a collection of poetry and prose from Orthodox...

In this bonus episode, our hosts reflect on wrapping up their fifth season of the Joy of Text, reminisce about some of their favorite episodes, and look forward to next season. Thank you to all of our longtime listeners for sticking with us, and thank you to all of our new listeners for joining us on this fantastic journey!

In this episode, we look at various opinions in the Gemara about limitations on learning Torah after having sex and explore the potential spiritual and psychological effects sex can have on the way we engage with Torah.