Kosher Lust

As many as one in three long-term marriages in America are sexless, and most people accept this as the inevitable course of a romantic relationship. In this groundbreaking book, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach explains why the prioritizing of love and companionship in marriage is all wrong, and why we should not go quietly into that dark night of celibate marriage. It is not love, Rabbi Shmuley shows, but lust that is the glue of a marriage. In this book you will learn how to restore lust to its rightful place as the central pillar of marriage. You will learn about the three principles of lust, and how to tap into them to keep the flames burning in the family hearth. Finally, you will discover the incredible emotional and spiritual potential of the intimate marital bond. In a wide-ranging discussion that plumbs the depths of the erotic mind, Rabbi Shmuley delivers a revolutionary message with the power to completely transform your most important relationship.
 

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, whom The Washington Post and Newsweek call "the most famous Rabbi in America," stands among the world's most recognizable and passionate voices on values, spirituality, and relationships. He is the international bestselling author of over thirty books which have been translated into twenty languages. In 1999, he published Kosher Sex which became an epoch-defining book and is widely regarded as having changed the landscape of how sexual intimacy is practiced and understood. Rabbi Shmuley served as host of TLC's award-winning TV series Shalom in the Home and was Oprah's love, marriage, and parenting expert on the Oprah and Friends radio network. He served for eleven years as rabbi at Oxford University where he built the Oxford L'Chaim Society into the University's second largest student organization. The winner and record-holder of The London Times Preacher of the Year award, Rabbi Shmuley is also the recipient of the National Fatherhood Award and the American Jewish Press Association's Highest Award for Excellence in Commentary. "America's Rabbi" lives in the New York metropolitan area. He is married to his Australian wife Debbie and they have nine children and five grandchildren.
 

"Only Rabbi Shmuley is brave enough to say aloud what we women in long-term relationships secretly yearn for the most: to be desired. Kosher Lust is a how-to marriage saver, a start-tonight passion igniter, replete with Shmuley's trademark candor, spiritual wisdom, and humor. A must-read." —Lisa Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of Think and Swagger


"Who better than an orthodox rabbi to tell you that lust is not only good, it s sanctioned by the Bible. That s right: it s kosher. Shmuley Boteach can add another notch to his calling card. He is not only the love rabbi, he is the lust rabbi now, as well." —Alan Colmes, Fox News Radio


"The always provocative and insightful Rabbi Shmuley argues convincingly that men need to lust for, not just love their women. This book will restore lost passion to your relationship." —Mehmet Oz, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Surgery, NYP/Columbia Hospital; host, The Dr. Oz Show



"The great virtue of Kosher Lust is that it will push readers to re-evaluate their relationships in a constructive way, allowing couples to explore the positive role lust can play in their lives. It is Rabbi Shmuley at his best!" —JOEL B. POLLAK, breitbart.com