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The Eden Center sources blogs from a variety of professionals and every day people who share their ideas, experiences and expertise on a wide range of issues relevant to men and women in different life stages. Please sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the blogs we have on offer

hands holding a heart in support of someone at the mikveh

Moments of Emotion and Transformation- An Attendant's Perspective

As a Mikvah attendant, I have witnessed many moments of deep emotion and transformation. But one evening stands out with particular tenderness — when I had the honor of guiding a woman, a friend, through her Mikvah immersion following a hysterectomy due to breast cancer.

Meira Albert

Oct 28

Art by Susana Gershuny illustrates a woman dipping her foot into the water of the mikveh.

When a Companion Takes Their Leave

For many years, one of my most personal companions was the mikvah. It arrived in my life when I was young and newly married — a little nervous, a little unsure, clutching a towel and a sense that I was stepping into something ancient and intimate.

Susana Gershuny

Oct 27

When Healing Meant Letting Go

I was 35 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, I had four little kids, ages six to one and a half. Overnight, we were thrown into a new world — genetics, surgery, chemo, and radiation.

Shalva Schneider

Oct 21

Learning to Love Our Bodies Through Infertility

Learning to love and live in a body that feels like it keeps breaking your heart—finding strength, healing, and acceptance after repeated loss.

Rebecca Abezis

Aug 6

Last Mikvah

After 27 years and over 600 immersions, my journey with the mikvah has become a tapestry of commitment, growth, and personal stories—shaping my marriage, identity, and spiritual life.

Devorah Zlochower

Jul 23

Postpartum woman holding her baby, thinking about not getting touch in niddah.

Postpartum and Niddah: Practical Strategies for Coping When Physical Touch is Absent

Balancing personal postpartum needs, the desire for physical support and the imposed lack of touch from one’s husband can be particularly challenging when dealing with the hormones and changes after birth.