Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A chuppah is used in many Jewish weddings, but how it's decorated can weave other cultures into the ceremony, too. Jason ...

Why throw a Tu B’Av Jewish Festival of Love? For one thing, American Jews don’t know much about it. It’s primarily an Israeli version of Valentine’s Day in modern times — though in ancient times, ...

Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation for work on Jews of Color. Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony ...

It was a college concert Connecticut with a group of mutual friends that made the stars align for Hope Cooper and Robert Celado. “We didn’t really separate after that,” Hope says. The couple, who are ...

(The Conversation) — A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find ways to honor both of their faiths. (The Conversation) — More ...