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
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Culture Some of our favorite Jewish jokes about love
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we've rounded up 5 of the funniest stories about love and marriage
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BINTEL BRIEF How many times do you ask someone out before you give up?
Bintel turns to the holiday known as the Jewish Valentine's Day for guidance
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Yiddish World How Tu B’Av, the ancient Jewish holiday of love, was revived
In 1932, a group of Orthodox girls celebrated the holiday by taking a nighttime hike into the woods.
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Life Tu B’Av Can Be Your Second Shot At Valentine’s Day
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…
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Yiddish World From The Forward Archives: A Very Yiddish Valentine’s 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…
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Life How Burlesque Helped Me Find My Jewish Soul
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…
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Slideshows All I Want For Valentines Day Is Chocolate And Bagels
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.)
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