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Essay The Chuppah: What’s Happening Underneath? Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff’s new book, Will Jew Marry Me? is a great selection with the Jewish celebration of Tu B’Av on the horizon. Rabbi Hajioff is guest blogging… Lawrence Hajioff August 17, 2016
Nonfiction Will Jew Marry Me? A Guide to Dating, Relationships, Love, and Marriage Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff
Interview Interview with Sarah Rothe, Direct Services Coordinator at Shalom Bayit Leigh Stein is the author of the novel The Fallback Plan, the poetry collection Dispatch from the Future, and a new memoir, Land of Enchantment, out this week from… Leigh Stein August 1, 2016
Essay Dominica Earlier this week, Daniel Torday wrote about contemporary Jewish writers in a world post-Philip Roth and alluding to the Torah in the modern novel. He is the… Daniel Torday May 22, 2015
Nonfiction Take My Spouse, Please: How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by Following the Rules of Comedy Dani Klein Modisett
Nonfiction Jewish on Their Own Terms: How Intermarried Couples Are Changing American Judaism Jennifer A. Thompson
Essay Internal Dialogue: Portraits of Intermarriage Posted by Nat BernsteinThe findings of the Pew Research Center survey of United States Jews published last fall indicated a rise in Jewish intermarriage that… Nat Bernstein July 31, 2014
Essay 6 Things I Learned Writing About Weddings For The New York Times Devan Sipher is a writer of the Vows wedding column in The New York Times and the author of the novels The Scenic Route and The Wedding Beat. He has also written for… Devan Sipher June 16, 2014
Nonfiction Marriage and Divorce in the Jewish State: Israel’s Civil War Susan M. Weiss & Netty C. Gross-Horowitz
