Vale: How many rabbis does it take to perform a wedding?
In this week’s column, Rabbi Asher Vale examines the Jewish wedding ceremony and the multitude of rabbis that can take part in it.
Reimagining the role of women at weddings
In this week’s cover story, Dorothy Lipovenko explores how women are changing some of the traditions involved in the Jewish wedding ceremony.
Unorthodox Orthodox weddings
Amy Grief speaks with Jewish millennial couples who are infusing their progressive, egalitarian values into their respective wedding days, to create a halakhically Jewish wedding that feels right to them.
The Chupah: Starting a life together beneath a mystical canopy
In the first part of his series on chupahs, Mark Mietkiewicz explores all the basic details you need to know about the traditional wedding canopy.
Weinfeld: The joys of being a Jew on Christmas
“Come December, I’m happy to wish Christians a “Merry Christmas.” It reminds me that I am different and makes me feel Jewish, which warms my heart during the cold Christmas season.”
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Chrismukkah
When you’re trying to blend two holiday traditions, things can get complicated.
Turkienicz: The ingathering of Jewish exile treasures
We can choose to judge each other and condemn the group that is different, or, maybe, we can finally glimpse the resolution of Jewish exile in the creation of a people diversely engaged in the tapestry of Torah, Jewish history and Jewish creativity.
The non-traditional coming of age
Even though synagogue membership is declining, families are increasingly turning to independent clergy and tutors to mark their children’s coming of age in a Jewish fashion.
How eating latkes symbolizes our changing traditions
Why we eat the things we do on Chanukah.
From courtroom to the kitchen
Human rights lawyer Corey Shefman drops his black robe, grabs his flour-dusted apron, to pursue a career in baking.
