Sex tips from the Talmud, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Valentine may have been a saint, but passion was alive and well before Christianity
Valentine may have been a saint, but passion was alive and well before Christianity
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we've rounded up 5 of the funniest stories about love and marriage
Bintel turns to the holiday known as the Jewish Valentine's Day for guidance
In 1932, a group of Orthodox girls celebrated the holiday by taking a nighttime hike into the woods.
In a few months, when the weather is warm and candy hearts are stale — American Jews will have a second stab at Valentine’s Day. Tu B’av, (pronounced “too-beh-ahv”), a minor holiday on the 15th of Av, lands in late summer, this year in August. Known as the Jewish Valentine’s Day, it’s a popular day…
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. It’s not a secret that the Forward historically promoted Jewish assimilation into broader American culture, encouraging its readers, among other things, to speak English, learn to make apple pie and play baseball. Still, I was a bit taken aback when my colleague, Forward archivist Chana Pollack, showed…
I could feel sweat dripping down every crevice. For my burlesque show, Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, I was cloaked in a Hasidic costume, a man’s full itchy wool suit, fake payot, and a fur hat — all soon to be ripped off, minus the Star of David pasties. As I stepped on onto the…
Share these comics with your favorite someone to spread some love. (Also, if anyone has more chocolates, please send them to me because I already ate my whole box.)
100% of profits support our journalism