As part of the Pardes Summer Evening Series, Nechama Goldman Barash discusses the question of Sanctity in Sexuality: Is it Possible Today? She looks at the issues surrounding premarital and extramarital sex, masturbation and homosexuality. In a world that has 50 shades of gray, can there be sanctity today?
Sanctity in Sexuality: Is it Possible Today?
Introduction
Nechama Goldman Barash
Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash is Senior Faculty at Pardes, where she teaches contemporary halakha and Talmud and also holds the positions of Education Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar and Sexual Misconduct Officer. Nechama studied in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and Hilkhata. She holds a Masters in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University, and is a certified Yoetzet Halakha from Nishmat.
In addition to her work at Pardes, Nechama is Senior Faculty at Midreshet Torah V’Avodah, Lecturer at Matan Jerusalem, and Director of Kitvuni at Matan. She has published Uncovered: Women’s Roles, Mitzvot and Sexuality in Jewish Law, which explores questions of women and halakha in contemporary Jewish life. Nechama lives in Gush Etzion with her family and enjoys ice cream, meditation and yoga.