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Talli Rosenbaum

Aug 2, 2026, 8:56 PM

Beyond boundaries: Rethinking Jewish sex education

Parents throughout the spectrum of Jewish practice share a common hope: that their children will grow into adults capable of building loving relationships, healthy marriages, and lives guided by Jewish values. Experiencing intimacy — the capacity to know another person...

Oct 22, 2023, 9:18 AM

Love during war

People gather and light candles at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv to remember the victims murdered by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel , October 14, 2023 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

As Jews in Israel and worldwide absorb the horrifying reality of the atrocities suffered here at the hands of vicious terrorists, it seems surreal to think or talk about intimacy. Hundreds are still being held captive or are still...

Aug 20, 2023, 3:13 PM

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Should we care about sex offenders?

Illustrative. A teddy bear lies on an empty swing in the park. (iStock)

When a convicted abuser claims he's teaching you how to keep your children safe, stay far, far away from him and his manipulations

Jul 27, 2022, 1:58 PM

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Laura Doyle, there’s more to marriage than dinner out and pretty dresses

Being a 'surrendered wife' may help you survive an unhealthy marriage, but it's not the path to a healthy one

Jan 4, 2022, 7:27 AM

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Crisis of faith and post-traumatic growth

Illustrative: A young woman sits, face in her hands. (iStock)

When your support system falls, you ask: What am I still doing here? But why do I have to leave? I love and believe in God. It's religion that's a problem

Mar 25, 2020, 10:56 PM

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Your love life in lockdown

How can couples navigate their intimate relationships during this challenging time? It's not necessarily in what you do, but rather how you do it. (Pxhere)

Deprived of routine and privacy... what's a couple to do? How to sustain emotional and physical relationships through vitality and resilience

Sep 29, 2019, 3:43 PM

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Teshuva and repairing our intimate relationships

Returning to God, with its accountability, remorse, confession, and commitment to change, models how to repair intimate human relationships, beginning with yourself

Jan 21, 2018, 8:31 AM

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The M word, an addendum to raising sexually healthy Orthodox sons

Illustrative: Yeshiva students in Israel (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

If your goal is sexually healthy and responsible Orthodox sons, don't indict all sexual thoughts and behaviors as sinful

Oct 16, 2017, 12:11 AM

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When your spouse loses religion

A Jewish couple enjoys Valentine's Day at the waterfront in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: Dima Vazinovich/Flash90)

The revelation that one partner is no longer observant can feel as painful as infidelity

May 11, 2017, 10:01 PM

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Post-traumatic sex disorder

Heal sexual dysfunction may begin with treating PTSD, especially in Israel, where trauma is part of the climate

About Me

Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum, MSc. is an individual psychotherapist and couple therapist and a certified sex therapist and supervisor. She is the author of over 50 peer reviewed journal publications and book chapters related to trauma, intimacy and sexuality. Together with Rabbi Scott Kahn, Talli cohosts the Intimate Judaism podcast and she is co-author with Dr. David Ribner of the book “I am For My Beloved: A Guide to Enhanced Intimacy for Married Couples.” In addition to treating individuals and couples, Talli lectures in various training programs on adressing sexuality and intimacy in trauma survivors.

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