The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sex/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png sex | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sex/ 32 32 With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-a-switch-of-a-letter-in-dna-dark-matter-israeli-scientists-change-sex-of-mouse/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:44:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3798042 Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations

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]]> Poll showing religious teens are sexually active sparks rethink of when to have the talk https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-showing-religious-teens-are-sexually-active-sparks-rethink-of-when-to-have-the-talk/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:50:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3500755 High numbers of students in religious Zionist schools, where sex education is often an afterthought, are having sex with their peers, including those in gender-segregated settings

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]]> Sex act on bat mitzvah Zoom stream renews questions about online Shabbat services https://www.timesofisrael.com/sex-act-on-bat-mitzvah-zoom-stream-renews-questions-about-online-shabbat-services/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:25:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2774377 Incident in Minneapolis suburb points to risk of using video conferencing in Conservative shuls, which are otherwise barred from using electronics on Sabbath

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]]> Rare monkeypox outbreak likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, expert says https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-monkeypox-outbreak-likely-spread-by-sex-at-2-raves-in-europe-expert-says/ Mon, 23 May 2022 16:05:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2768190 Former head of WHO's emergencies department says outbreak is a 'random event' caused by parties in Spain and Belgium

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]]> Sex and serious journalism co-mingle in an intimate memoir on kink and polyamory https://www.timesofisrael.com/sex-and-serious-journalism-co-mingle-in-an-intimate-memoir-on-kink-and-polyamory/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 02:36:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2732621 Rachel Krantz's new book 'Open' breaks the glass wall of taboo while serving as a guide for self-liberation and avoiding gaslighting in any relationship

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]]> Taboo-breaking Arab podcasts shatter silence surrounding sexuality https://www.timesofisrael.com/taboo-breaking-arab-podcasts-shatter-silence-surrounding-sexuality/ Tue, 18 May 2021 07:01:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2546869 Hundreds of thousands of people listen to programs that are providing reliable and relatable content

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]]> LISTEN: Everything is kosher and nothing is unorthodox in sex, says therapist https://www.timesofisrael.com/listen-everything-is-kosher-and-nothing-is-unorthodox-in-sex-says-therapist/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:26:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2411838 In an extremely frank conversation, Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus busts myths and recommends reimagining androcentric ideas of what sex really is

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]]> Israeli research urges resuming sex soon after a heart attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-research-urges-resuming-sex-soon-after-a-heart-attack/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:05:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2394298 Many who undergo cardiac events fear bursts of physical exertion, but regular sexual activity improves self-perception and is linked to better survival rates, 3-decade study finds

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]]> 100 years ago, Germany’s ‘Einstein of Sex’ began the gay rights movement https://www.timesofisrael.com/100-years-ago-germanys-einstein-of-sex-began-the-gay-rights-movement/ Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:16:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2175239 Although he never became a household name like Freud, sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld fought to decriminalize homosexuality and improve LGBTQ healthcare

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]]> Netanyahu warns voters of dangers of sex on election day https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-warns-voters-of-dangers-of-election-day-sex/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:23:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2150071 Israelis respond with snark to PM's video cautioning supporters not to be complacent

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]]> Weekly sex could boost survival among heart attack survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/weekly-sex-could-boost-survival-among-heart-attack-survivors/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:46:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2125210 Patients who have sex once a week had a 37% lower mortality rate than those who abstain, Israeli study finds

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]]> First artistic depiction of sex, found near Bethlehem, to join UK LGBTQ exhibit https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-artistic-depiction-of-sex-found-near-bethlehem-to-join-uk-lgbtq-exhibit/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:07:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1878734 11,000-year-old Natufian stone sculpture, which shows an entwined androgynous couple caught in the act, was discovered in the Judean Desert in the 1930s

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]]> The day a ‘hand vagina’ made this bride blush https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-a-rebbetzin-made-a-secular-israeli-bride-blush/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:51:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1877855 Or how an Orthodox rebbetzin made this secular Israeli bride blush

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]]> Anne Frank’s gay uncle, sex jokes found ‘hidden’ in her diary https://www.timesofisrael.com/anne-franks-gay-uncle-sex-jokes-found-hidden-in-her-diary/ Wed, 16 May 2018 09:11:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1851857 Just-released 'uncovered' writings in Frank's original diary show she enjoyed the occasional off-color joke -- just like any teen

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]]> Dutch researchers uncover dirty jokes hidden in Anne Frank’s diary https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-researchers-uncover-dirty-jokes-hidden-in-anne-franks-diary/ Tue, 15 May 2018 19:27:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1851681 Pages contain four jokes about sex that teen herself described as 'dirty' and an explanation of women's sexual development, sex, contraception, and prostitution

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