(JTA) — We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with these old tales of romance, each involving a Jewish twist. In 1923, a “particularly large” number of Russian non-Jewish women were converting to Judaism Rabbis at a conference in Moscow discussed the fact that many Christian young women were electing to become Jewish in order to marry Jews….
Nearly five decades after our teen romance, the Internet brought word that Joyce has written a memoir. In it, I read of my teenage self destined for “an ordinary life.” In the theater of her own escape from her parents’ orb and adolescent angst, she never even saw me. Joyce was among the brightest at…
A Burger King franchise in Israel is including some “adult” accessories in its burger special for Valentine’s Day. The “Adult Meal,” in a dark blue box with marked “18+” comes with a feather duster, a sleep mask and a head massager, in addition to two beers, two Whoppers and two servings of fries. The Valentine’s…
“Meet our son, Lev!” I proudly declared in the hospital hallway nearly eight years ago. “Zev?” asked one excited relative. “No, Lev. L-E-V. It’s the Hebrew word for heart.” And so began a lifetime of telling-then-spelling Lev’s name. These days, we don’t pause between the two. “This is my son, Lev. L-E-V.” He does it,…
This Valentine’s Day you can have your doll and eat it too. Beersheva-born Moran Etstein crafts lacy, ruffled-and-beaded chocolate mini-mannequins to delight fashion fiends and chocolate mavens everywhere. Her passion for chocolate and fashion mix in what she calls her doll-like Fashionistas. The chocolate mannequins are both edible and artful. Talking to me by phone,…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, my thoughts turn to chocolate (of course). Chocolate babka would be a great treat for a romantic dinner. Selecting the best chocolate babka for the celebration is easier now, since I recently attended a chocolate-babka marathon tasting — a chocolate babkathon. Related The only date when the self-appointed, chocolate-babka gluttons could…
The Forward plans to regularly monitor the surge of anti-Semitism in many parts of the country and the world. The mission of this column is not to unduly alarm, but rather to raise awareness of a disturbing trend that, from some vantage points, can prove difficult to spot. 1) Republicans Keep On Omitting Jews from…
Click here to anonymously submit a dating question for Sonya’s weekly column. I recently stumbled upon Jewish Spice, an original Facebook group created by Inna Goloborodsky, who described it as a place where “Jewish people can come together and discuss complexities of relationships, ask questions, give advice and support each other.” This year, Jewish…
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