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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 ...

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 ...

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