Interfaith marriage, Rabbi Rosove, and Mormonism

By Mark Paredes
Published on October 1, 2012

Over-the-top nuptials an Israeli specialty

Published on July 18, 2012

Born into a poor Moroccan immigrant family that settled in the development town of Dimona, Yardena Ovadia always dreamed of giving her daughter a fairy-tale wedding.

Does JDate care about Jewish weddings?

By Danielle Berrin
Published on June 20, 2012

Bills to relax marriage registration rules pass Knesset committee

Published on March 19, 2012

Two bills that would allow Jewish couples in Israel to be married by Modern Orthodox rabbis in the city of their choice were approved by a Knesset committee.

Marriage, family pressure and Jewish geography

By Pini Herman
Published on March 14, 2012

What is the difference between a pit bull and a Jewish Mother? The pit bull eventually lets go.

Romancing the Stone

Published on January 19, 2011

Apryl Levine (nee Carson) had thought of everything the morning before her wedding. Every decision was made, from food to flowers, right down to the exact glass that her husband-to-be, Joshua Levine, would break.

Klezmer: Backward and Forward

By Paul Wieder
Published on April 18, 2002

Three new klezmer recordings offer a listen into the genre's past, present and possible future.

Klezmer was originally the soundtrack to the Jewish wedding, but no band has attempted to recreate such an event until recently. Working with people who were in Eastern Europe at the time klezmer was developed, the band Budowitz -- named for the maker of their accordionist's instrument -- crafted "Wedding Without a Bride" (Buda Musique, $18.98).

Rebirth in Wroclaw

By Ruth E. Gruber
Published on July 13, 2000

When Curt Fissel stomped on the glass after his wedding in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw, the congregation erupted into loud applause and a resounding chorus of "Mazel tov!"But the joyous response went far beyond heartfelt good wishes to Fissel and his bride, Ellen Friedland, both of Montclair, N.J.