The Joy of Hair and Erva / Dr. Sharon Faye Koren (Author of Foresaken)

The Joy of Text: Where Real Sex Meets Jewish Law

On this episode* we answer a listener question about women’s hair covering, changing norms, and the connection between hair and “erva” (nakedness). Then we talk about sexuality in Kabbalah with Dr. Sharon Faye Koren, author of Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism, who discusses why sex plays a central role in Kabbalistic thought and why medieval Kabbalism was, despite […]

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