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 ...

Musicologist Uri Schreter shows how postwar trends played out on the dance floor. Of course we also wanted to dance to rock ‘n’ roll and needed musicians who could handle Sinatra for our parents’ ...

(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 ...

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 ...

JERUSALEM — My daughter was preparing for her wedding when the siren blared. In the bomb shelter in her Jerusalem apartment building, a friend touched up her makeup. They heard the booms outside — the ...

More than 10 years ago, I attended a college friend’s wedding in New York City. My friend is Muslim, her husband Jewish. They were married under a Jewish wedding canopy made from the groom’s bar ...

Federation’s Israel 75 Mission participants Abby and Edwin Grinberg renewed their vows in Jerusalem with family present to honor 60 years of marriage. Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater ...

At first glance, the wedding happening outside a synagogue in North Palm Beach, Florida, appeared to be just an ordinary Orthodox Jewish wedding. But this wedding was anything but ordinary.“It’s ...

Rabbis who officiated weddings in the days and weeks after Oct. 7 share the advice and comfort they offered. (JTA) — The Hamas attacks that claimed over 1,400 Jewish lives on Oct. 7 set off an intense ...