Monday, November 24, 2008

Maybe Jews Need To Teach Christians About Sex

This story on Christians "discovering", or is that "rediscovering" sex, is a bit odd for me.

Texas Pastor’s Advice for Better Marriage: More Sex, More Often

My very good friend and comrade-in-blogging, Tzvi Fishman, has a blog site on the issues of Jewish Sexuality (here) and any Google search will lead you to here
and to this book, just for starters (and you can check this out, too) And the attitudes, suggestions and conceptualization frameworks of thinking have been around for, well, 3000 years.

Why couldn't Christians pick up on that long ago?

Well, let's read what was in the NYTimes piece:-

...the Rev. Ed Young challenged husbands and wives among his flock of 20,000 to strengthen their unions through Seven Days of Sex, his advice was — keep it going...“Today we’re beginning this sexperiment, seven days of sex,” he said, with his characteristic mix of humor, showmanship and Scripture. “How to move from whining about the economy to whoopee!”

...Mr. Young advised the couples to “keep on doing what you’ve been doing this week. We should try to double up the amount of intimacy we have in marriage. And when I say intimacy, I don’t mean holding hands in the park or a back rub.”

...if you make the time to have sex, it will bring you closer to your spouse and to God, he has said. You will perform better at work, leave a loving legacy for your children to follow and may even prevent an extramarital affair...This is not a gimmick or a publicity stunt, Mr. Young says. Just look at the sensuousness of the Song of Solomon, or Genesis: “two shall become one flesh,” or Corinthians: “do not deprive each other of sexual relations.”

“For some reason the church has not talked about it, but we need to,” he said, speaking by telephone Friday night on his way to South Africa for a mission trip. There is no shame in marital sex, he added, “God thought it up, it was his idea.”...


Gee, that doesn't read very earthshattering. At least he got the Bible correct.

You can try this book of which has been said:

Arousing. Sexy. Seductive. You're talking about Judaism? Yup, or so says world-renowned sex educator Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Though many might find the statement above hard to believe, Westheimer contends that the religion celebrates human sexuality. Even the holiest of men are required to marry and, as Dr. Ruth so skillfully reminds us, "Celibacy is not a virtue. Orgasms are." The authors interpret various stories and help readers understand the significance of each. The book concludes with a handy biblical glossary and an annotated listing of legal codifications in Jewish law...

...best known for making the word orgasm a TV talk show favorite, collaborates with Jewish Week editor Mark in a more significant accomplishment--a thoughtful study of the role of sexuality in Judaica. The two use an array of sources for their inquiries and discussions: interpretations of the Talmud, such customs as the ritual bath, and the Bible's commandments are the principal ones. Particularly interesting is the reading of the Book of Ruth as a primer for sex therapy, but then, a Dr. Ruth book can be expected to conclude that healthy sexual activity between consenting adults is a bracha (blessing).


If you are looking for a more scholarly book, here's one I read back in 1968.

Or is this just a Baptist thing?

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Kae Gregory said...

"Maybe Jews Need To Teach Christians About Sex."

As good a place to start as any I suppose.

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