The tradition of Jewish matchmaking dates back to, well, Genesis 24—so, well before the song "Matchmaker" of Fiddler on the Roof fame brought matchmaking to Broadway. And that's just the start of ...

A Jewish wedding canopy, or 'chuppah,' made in the 1860s, from the Jewish Museum's collection. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist ...

Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe had plenty of plates and frying pans, so they used their wedding registry to support ...

breaking bread as being a bond makes sense with what I've read/learnt/heard. Breaking bread as saying "I'll break my body for you" I have never seen anywhere (in the talmud or elsewhere). Doesn't mean ...

From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with ...

(JTA) — The Hamas attacks that claimed over 1,400 Jewish lives on Oct. 7 set off an intense period of global Jewish mourning. As Israel assembled troops for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, and ...

Rabbi Levi and Lea Duchman with well-wishers right after their marriage. With 1,500 guests from around the world, including leading rabbis, dignitaries and Emirati royals, the wedding was the largest ...

(The Conversation) — Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with a simple statement: “According to Jewish law, the requirements for a ...

Shulamit Reinharz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...