In Israel, the henna ceremony is experiencing a comeback.
Kasti Delmedigo and the gold coins.
Even after taking the Orthodox out of the picture.
Increasing numbers of young people are simply bypassing the rabbinic establishment.
A rare document from the DP marriage boom.
Henna and elaborate headdresses.
Escape from the ghetto of one.
Setting the record straight on the Haiyun affair.
From necessity to laughingstock.
And perhaps by love, too.
“There is nothing that satisfies her more than that you will listen to her.”
Should rabbis and priests remove themselves from the civil-marriage business in order to avoid state coercion or persecution? A roundtable discussion.