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Menopause as a Jewish Rite of Passage with Bat Sheva Marcus

  • Congregation Sinai 1532 Willowbrae Avenue San Jose, CA, 95125 United States (map)

Jewish wisdom and rituals can help sanctify and empower the changes that the passage into menopause brings.
(FREE online event)

Sinai has partnered with MAVEN: Spirited by American Jewish University to bring online Adult Education to Sinai. Register for this event here. Following are step-by-step registration instructions for an individual user:  Maven User Login Guide.  When registering, please mark “Congregation Sinai” as your “Affiliated Organization” (see screenshot below).

DESCRIPTION

By popular demand. Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, the renowned sex therapist and Clinical Director of the largest independent women’s sexual health center in the country, returns to AJU to tackle menopause and suggest we begin to embrace it as a central part of our Jewish journey. Join her in conversation with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch as they discuss changing bodies and taking control over pleasures and life.

BIO

Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus is the author of SEX POINTS: Reclaim Your Sex Life with the Revolutionary Multi-Point System, published in March to critical acclaim. She is founder and director of Maze Women's Sexual Health, the largest independent sexual health center in the US. An observant Jew, she hosts the leading podcast The Joy Of Text: Where Real Sex Meets Jewish Law. A licensed clinical social worker with a master's in public health, a master's degree in social work, a master's degree in Jewish studies, and a PhD in Human Sexuality, Dr. Marcus’ fascinating life trajectory has been profiled in numerous publications, including the New York Times Magazine and NPR. She has lectured both nationally and overseas on a wide variety of women’s issues.

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