Marriage
‘Years of hell’: Jewish women describe the fight to obtain a religious divorce
New documentary, Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce, examines the impact of religious divorce refusal, a practice recognized in many countries as a form of domestic violence.
Yulie Ben-Ami, daughter of Hamas captivity survivors, marries in ceremony attended by Herzog
B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows
Public ring proposals could constitute Jewish marriages, creating halachic issues, rabbi warns
Michael Rapaport joins cast of Matchmaking 3, filming in Israel
Rapaport has become an outspoken advocate for Israel and against antisemitism since the outbreak of war on October 7, 2023.
Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86
The couple reportedly first met on Facebook, after Lusa sent Gaon a message as a fan of his work. The two began talking on Skype, eventually met in person, and started dating.
Going into 2026, let's choose to practice gratitude - opinion
As Rabbi Tal Sessler writes in his book 'Torah for Mental Health': 'Gratitude isn’t just a feeling. It’s a practice.' So, let’s practice: A happy and grateful new year to readers near and far!
Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage
The shift marks a significant change in tone for a movement that long treated intermarriage as a threat to Jewish continuity.
'Choosing to Be Chosen': The path from 'bleak atheism' to Orthodox Judaism - review
In Choosing to Be Chosen: From Being an Atheist Non-Jew to Becoming an Orthodox Jew, Kylie Ora Lobell finds the God she didn’t know she was searching for within a Judaism she didn’t know existed.
Vatican calls for exclusive marriages, condemns polygamy, polyamory
Pope Leo says to the world's catholics they should only marry once and should not have multiple relationships.
Same-sex marriages to be recognized throughout the EU, court rules
The EU court says Poland has been wrong not to refuse to recognise a same sex marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.
Longest married couple answer secret to 83 years of matrimony
The pair tied the know in 1942, in the middle of World War II, after meeting at a basketball game the year prior.
Eleanor and Lyle Gittens are the world's longest married couple after 83 years
The Gittens, now 108 and 107, exchanged vows on June 4 1942 during a three-day army leave amid World War II.
Divorced Americans are more likely to remarry, Pew finds
Around 1.8 million Americans ended their marriage through divorce in 2023, but two-thirds will likely go on to tie the knot a second time.
