Living chuppah can serve as family heirloom

By Allison Krumholz
Published on December 11, 2008

Imagine standing under a beautiful, hand-embroidered chuppah that 25 years earlier your parents stood under as they became husband and wife. That is the legacy Los Angeles artist Robin Van Zak hopes to create every time she designs a one-of-a-kind heirloom lace bridal canopy.

Shtetl engagement custom makes modern comeback

By Ozzie Nogg
Published on October 10, 2008

The Gaon also weighed in on tenaim plates and demanded they be ceramic, since "just as a ceramic plate cannot be repaired, so the families should be warned not to renege on their commitments."

Trendy, traditional and taboo:
An incomplete guide to Jewish funerals and burial

By Jane Ulman
Published on August 6, 2008

While not everyone is jumping on the 'I gotta be me' funeral bandwagon, a funny thing is happening on the way to the mortuary. When it comes to thinking about the end of life, be it in the business of funeral homes or in the minds of Jews everywhere, the world is changing.

USC Trojans march for restored Torah; Backyard tashlich in Fairfax

Published on September 21, 2006

USC Trojans march for restored Torah; backyard tashlich in Fairfax.

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on June 2, 2005

Yeladim

Kick Off the Year Rolling in Dough

By Rivka Tal
Published on September 25, 2003

As most people know, challah is the braided egg-rich loaf of bread that we traditionally eat on the Sabbath and holidays -- two loaves of challah at each of the three Shabbat meals.

Love Spelled G-O-L-D

By Liz Harris
Published on February 13, 2003

"I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine."

Standup, Sit-down, See the Light

By Gaby Wenig
Published on September 12, 2002

Picture 20 massage tables, with people lying down and being gently touched, with music playing in the background.

My Very Own Chuppah

By Carin Davis
Published on February 7, 2002

Hold onto your son's baby blanket. Don't give away your daughter's cheerleading uniform. If they hold precious memories and deep meanings, you may be able to recycle them -- as part of your child's chuppah.