(JTA) — In late April, police in London and Chicago broke up splashy Jewish weddings that far exceeded the number of people allowed under social distancing rules. Since then, no weddings have made the Jewish news — but that could change in the next day. That’s because tonight begins Lag b’Omer, a holiday when observant Jews get…
It was supposed to be a big wedding with 550 guests, men wearing black ties and women in evening gowns. After all, this was the match that was made because one young Israeli man in Los Angeles hosted thousands of people at his house for Shabbat — both because he loved to do it, and…
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[Cue nostalgic piano remixed with crashing drums and the sound of patriotism:] Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford were married this week. She stars as Sarah Pfefferman on the Jewier-than-Jewish Amazon show “Transparent;” he had a guest-arc on the show in flashback sequences as her father’s friend, Marcy Hirschfeld. He stars as Commander Joseph Lawrence on…
Let us not to the marriage of true multi-hyphenates admit impediment, Shakespeare wrote, kind of. Super model-turned-reality-TV-host-and-philanthropic-feminist-coding-star Karlie Kloss married real-estate-scion-venture-capitalist Joshua Kushner, eight months ago. This weekend, perhaps as an elaborate means of avoiding questions about their procreation schedule, they got married again. In October 2018, 26-year-old Kloss and 33-year-old Kushner (of those Kushners)…
Lea Michele, the Jewish woman who has captured America’s attention with her commanding presence, exquisite range, and soul of a diva, is officially married. The “Glee” star wed her partner Zandy Reich at an exquisite ceremony in Northern California, People Magazine reports. In the single photograph of the event that has been released to the…
A version of this article originally appeared in Plus61J, an Australian-Jewish publication. Israelis love complaining about the overbearing power of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate. Few, however, have done more to challenge the Rabbinate’s monopoly over Jewish life choices than Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz of Jerusalem. After completing his struggle to introduce alternative kosher certificates to restaurants…
Alison Schumer, daughter of Sen. Chuck Schumer, married Elizabeth Weiland on Sunday in Brooklyn, New York Post reported. Both dressed in white, the couple posed for photos on the Union Street Bridge before making their way to a nearby event space, where they were married around noon in an intimate ceremony, complete with close friends…
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