Bat Sheva Marcus
By Bat Sheva Marcus
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Life Holiness and Sex Ed
“His main premise is that young people will tune out educators if their real concerns are left in the shadows.” In the end, that perhaps was the most important line of all in the recent New York Times Magazine article, “Teaching Good Sex,” by Laurie Abraham. The article described a course given by a beloved…
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Life Sex Manual for Orthodox Newlyweds Is Too Modest
The Newlywed’s Guide to Physical Intimacy, a new book published in Jerusalem and authored by Jennie Rosenfeld and David Ribner, leaves me feeling conflicted. As someone whose patient base includes a not-insignificant number of ultra-Orthodox Jews (I don’t particularly like that title for the right wing of the Orthodox community, but it’s a shorthand I…
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Life What Sex Ed Should Really Teach
Lo and behold, New York City has decided that sex education should be mandatory in public middle and high schools, and include instruction on condom use and guidance on the appropriate age for sexual activity. According to The New York Times story about the change: New York City’s new mandate goes beyond the state’s requirement…
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