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."

Engaging young philanthropists—our approach

By Sharna Goldseke
Published on November 15, 2007

I have been asked to reflect on the challenge of engaging younger Jewish philanthropists in communal life. As a member of the next generation, I have wrestled with this question for more than a decade.

Nitty-Gritty Starts After You Say ‘I Do’

By Courtney Nathan
Published on January 8, 2004

Anyone who has been married knows the real truth that marriage is hard work and, while it might get easier over time, marriage always takes effort. This is the No. 1 thing I tell newly engaged couples in "I Do," a marriage preparation class.

Rock On

By J.D. Smith
Published on June 19, 2003

Happy Circumstance

By Keren Engelberg
Published on May 8, 2003

Erin Falkowitz, 25, daughter of Ellen and Michael Falkowitz, and Jake Jundef, 26, son of Bracha and Moshe Jundef, met in the summer of 1997, long after the laws of probability say they should have. Both of them went to UC Santa Barbara and had numerous mutual friends -- Jake had even dated a few of them. But it took some random circumstances to get the two acquainted and dating. Six years later, they're engaged to be married.

To Elected   Love

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on February 13, 2003

Once in a while, when you lose in politics, you can still win.