Reclaiming Niddah: A Night of Learning about Ancient Jewish Intimacy for Modern Relationships
Join us for Dinner and Torah
Thursday, November 20, 2025 · 6 - 8 PM
Join us for the next edition of UMBC Hillel's Beit Midrash series on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6-8 PM in Commons 329.
In "Reclaiming Niddah: A Night of Learning about Ancient Jewish Intimacy for Queer Relationships," we'll be welcoming Allison Goldman Blustin a Jewish sexuality educator and mikveh guide. In partnership with Pomegranate, we'll learn about how these teachings around ritual purity can invite us into deeper relationship with ourselves and others. Dinner will be provided!
About our guest educator:
Allison Goldman Blustin is a modern Rebbetzin and Jewish educator who teaches about embodiment, intimacy, and emotional wellness through a feminist, inclusive lens. She blends traditional Jewish wisdom with modern relationship insights to help people feel more at home in their bodies and build nourishing connections. Allison lives in Baltimore with her husband, Rabbi Sam Blustin and is trained as a mikveh guide, spiritual advisor and sexuality educator.
Questions? Reach out to Lisa at lhuberm1@umbc.edu