1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Many couples await the wedding night with anticipation and excitement, as they are finally permitted to express their desire for one another and to consummate their relationship.&amp;nbsp; For some couples, however, the wedding night, and sometimes the weeks and months thereafter, can be a source of anxiety and distress, and represents an obligation they struggle to “perform successfully.” How do couples negotiate the transition from abstinence to full sexual intercourse?&amp;nbsp; What happens when one partner is not ready or is hesitant, anxious or afraid? Is wedding night sex an Halachic obligation and if so, how can it be fully consensual?&amp;nbsp; In this episode of Intimate Judaism, Talli Rosenbaum and Rabbi Scott Kahn &amp;nbsp;discuss the reasons for wedding night stress, and the ways these issues should be addressed to enable couples to approach the wedding night &amp;nbsp;with communication and mutual consent. Intimate Judaism: A Jewish Approach to Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships http://intimatejudaism.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7141626/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/23798607