marry Archives – Jewish Journal

Finding their way home to Judaism: three same-sex couples share their conversion stories

Nick Street October 12, 2006

Spiritual decision-making is also frequently a factor in the calculus of gay life. In fact, finding a religious tradition that affirms gay experience and offers the support of a vibrant community can be one of the most important aspects of self-realization for gay men and lesbians — especially for people who see being in a committed relationship as a natural extension of their spiritual lives.

Will She Marry Him?

Seth Menachem May 19, 2005

\”You guys know I love Carrie very much, and I\’m going to ask her to marry me. I\’d like to get your blessing.\”

The Rebbetzin Will Keep Her Name

Viva Hammer August 8, 2002

One of the great debates after I became engaged to a rabbi was how I would be addressed by my husband\’s congregation. I

White Wedding

Ruth E. Gruber August 23, 2001

The Riemer family is something of a rarity in the Jewish world of post-Communist Central Europe.

Not only are Daniel Riemer and his wife Magda both Jewish, but both of their 20-something daughters, Zuzana and Sandra, have found Jewish men to marry.

This is no easy feat in a part of the world where intermarriage is the norm and where tiny, far-flung Jewish communities still suffer the effects of the Holocaust and Communist-era repression.

Satan in the Shtetl

Naomi Pfefferman March 8, 2001

\”Great-grandma was a naughty girl,\” says British filmmaker Ben Hopkins, whose feature debut, \”Simon Magus,\” is the tale of a Polish shtetl in peril.