Posts Tagged: Jewish Marriage
Is Intermarriage Really the End of American Jews?
In 1990, American Jews decided they had no future. That was the year when the National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) revealed that more than half of...
Why Are UK Rabbis Trying to Stop Women From Divorcing?
We often witness the insensitivity and negativity of rabbis who seem unaware of the damage they can do when they claim to be upholding Jewish...
Message to a Daughter in Her Last Moments of Singlehood
Below is a message that Rabbi Shmuley Boteach delivered to his daughter, Shaina, before her wedding. Shaina -- these are my last words to you as the most important...
Summer Nights: Marriage as a Byproduct of Jewish Summer Camp
JNS.org - Eighteen-year-old Bernie Kozlovksy spent from sundown to sunrise on a boat with 16-year-old Sonia Rosenbaum in the summer of 1972. "We talked...
26 Years of ‘Matzo Ball’ on Christmas Eve Lead to 20 Jewish Marriages
JNS.org - Sitting in front of the television eating Chinese food and watching reruns of It's A Wonderful Life isn't exactly what young Jews...
Kosher and Non-Kosher Voyeurism
In my book Kosher Adultery I suggested that husbands make their wives into webcam girls. I was being facetious, but only just. We remain sexually...
Is Intermarriage the New Normal for American Jews?
JNS.org - Since 2005 nearly six in 10 American Jews have married a non-Jew, up from 46 percent in 1990 and 17 percent before...
Tribute to My Wife on Our 25th Anniversary
A century is a large amount of time and any significant slice thereof is itself significant. A child of divorce whose parent's marriage ended after...
iPhone App Gives Jewish Singles a New Way to Find Each Other
The next generation of web-based Jewish dating goes beyond simply logging into an account and creating a profile. Yenta is a new iPhone application that uses...
British Court Rules in Orthodox Jewish Battle Over Children’s Education
In a legal battle over the education of their children, a British court has ruled in favor of the mother, who opposed her ex-husband's request...
Kickstarting a Healthy Marriage With an Abundance of Blessings
There's been a lot of discussion this past year about marriage--what it is and what it means to different people. Since my son, Avichai,...
Jewish ‘Valentine’s Day’ Finds Ancient Roots in Biblical Shiloh
Over 3,000 years ago, an ancient Jewish holiday was celebrated by the maidens of Israel. Dressed in white, the daughters of the Holy-land would dance in the...
Russian American Jews: A Bright Spot for the Jewish People
When it comes to Jewish population studies, I am conditioned to expect reports of gloom and doom. Assimilation and intermarriage among non-orthodox Jews has been...
Nomadic Love
My nomadic tendencies land me nearly anywhere, but meandering through the clouds and canyons in the Andes, I once nursed a nagging suspicion that I...
