The lighting of the menorah during Chanukah each year symbolizes for Jewish people finding light in darkness, and then continuing to spread that light beyond themselves. Chanukah is deeply rooted ...
Call me a softie, but I love a traditional Christmas Eve. If you don’t find me eating Chinese food and watching a movie, I might be catching Gotham Comedy Club’s ...
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Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation for work on Jews of Color. Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony ...
“If we were making the choice to stand in front of our community and commit to one another, we wanted to do it in our own words." When it came to planning their Big Day, Ari and Dani — who met at a ...
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco revealed one Jewish tradition they'll have at their wedding. The couple — who announced their engagement in December 2024 — opened up about their future nuptials during a ...
(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 ...
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 ...
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(The Conversation) — A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find ways to honor both of their faiths. (The Conversation) — More ...
It all started in March 2020. As my husband and I were packing up the car to escape New York City, Zoe, our 26-year-old daughter, asked if Yifan, a 29-year-old guy she had just started dating, could ...
On Oct. 4, New Yorkers Jonathan Bichoupan and Channi Greenwall touched down in Jerusalem roughly one week before 200 guests were scheduled to join them from the ...