Love

Tu B'Av love story: How two Jerusalem retirees found love after a lifetime apart

Barry Halpern, 90, and Rica Cuperman, 80, were not looking for romance when a chance dinner changed their lives and proved that love can arrive at any age.

Barry Halpern & Rica Cuperman: Once upon a community coffee bar...
 A flower shop owner is seen arranging roses for a customer on Tu B'Av, the Jewish holiday of love, in Jerusalem, on August 15, 2019.

Tu B’Av’s deeper meaning: Rebuilding Jewish connection beyond romance - opinion

An ad for a global speed-dating event following Tu B'Av, July 27, 2026.

More than 10,000 Jewish singles set to take part in 'world's largest speed dating event'

Tomer and Leikie from Married at First Sight

The "Madonna–Whore" complex: When a man loves someone but is not attracted to her


Is couples' therapy not working for you? This is what you need to do

Couples therapy can help you see the places where you don't act nicely and learn to understand why this happens. Stopping the behavior is another story with a harder solution.

 Couples' therapy (Illustrative)

Love or obsession -opinion

Over time a healthy love relationship evolves and the intensity of infatuation decreases. Friendship, respect, commitment and individuality form and replace infatuation.

 Illustrative image of a couple.

These are the kinks that used to be taboo - and now aren't

Wearing diapers? Love feet? The cultural processes of the last decade have liberated the sexual practices that were once taboo, making them acceptable bed habits.

Couple in bed [file photo]

Can wolves bond with humans like dogs? -study

Domesticated animals are widely assumed to show more affection towards humans than their undomesticated counterparts.

Mexican Wolf cubs, part of a litter of seven born this April, are seen in the Zoo of Los Coyotes in Mexico City, Mexico, July 14, 2017.

TripAdvisor recommends Yad Vashem as date night hotspot

Looking to surprise your partner with a spontaneous, romantic day trip? Tripadvisor suggests taking them to Yad Vashem.

 Your guide to romantic dating attractions in Jerusalem (Illustrative).

Tu Be'av: Why aren't more young Jews finding love, marrying? - opinion

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of young people of marriageable age who have not yet found their bashert. This problem is particularly acute in the Modern Orthodox community.

 Wedding (Illustrative).

A.B. Yehoshua: A man who refused to hate

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Novelist A.B. Yehoshua should be recalled not only for his literary yield, but also for his willingness to change his mind and for his refusal to hate.

 Israeli writer, A.B Yehoshua, is giving an interview at his home in Jerusalem, May 5, 2007.

Is it dangerous to kiss dogs on the mouth?

Mai and Moshe have a loving, supportive relationship yet one thing disturbs the harmonious balance: Mai's dog Ray, and that she kisses him on the mouth.

Small dog rests in an apartment in Tel Aviv.

How Orna Guralnik went from the Israeli army to ‘Couples Therapy’ stardom

The Jewish Israeli-American psychoanalyst counsels real couples navigating many complex issues.

 Orna Guralnik was born in the United States to Israeli parents and moved to Israel at age 7.

Gilad Sharon: From my parents’ memorial service

I muse over friendship and love: Parents’ love for their children, love between a man and a woman, the evolution of love, how it is born out of natural selection and to what proportions it can grow.

 GILAD (left) and Omri (second from left) Sharon attend their father’s funeral at the former prime minister’s ranch in the Negev, January 2014.