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 ...

It’s one of the most recognized rituals of a Jewish wedding — and it’s long been stoked with controversy. Under the wedding canopy, the bride circles the groom seven times. Why seven — and why even do ...

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 ...

Let’s drop politics for one week. Let’s talk about something that isn’t politics. Well – it is about politics, and it isn’t. A new finding marks a significant, lasting change, which could have many ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...