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Tag: Marriage

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

My Two Divorces

Amy Schreibman Walter in Tablet · 24 Apr 2017

The author recounts her experience going through both a civil and a Jewish divorce within a year and a half of marriage.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

Ezra Olman in Lehrhaus · 1 Dec 2016

The text follows Manny and Larry, two Jewish brothers living together in a one-bedroom apartment with contrasting lifestyles.

0 Literature Gender/Identity

There He Goes Again

Shoshana Olidort in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Sep 2016

In Jonathan Safran Foer's novel "Here I Am," the story follows the unraveling of a marriage between Jacob and Julia, marked by infidelity and a series of shocking revelations.

0 Jewish Law

Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, Go Together Like a—

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 17 May 2016

The Talmud extensively discusses the laws and complexities surrounding marriage, from betrothal to divorce, highlighting the legalistic nature of marriage in Jewish law as a contractual agreement.

0 Culture

Broken Up About a Breakup

Rachel Shukert in Tablet · 5 Apr 2016

Actress Drew Barrymore's marriage to art dealer Will Kopelman, with whom she shares two young daughters, has sadly come to an end after three years.

0 Jewish Law Gender/Identity

On the Acquisition of Women

Adam Kirsch in Tablet · 22 Mar 2016

The text discusses the beginning of the tractate Kiddushin in the Talmud, which deals with the process of betrothal in Jewish marriage.

0 Culture Jewish Law

Revisiting the Sheva Berakhot, Or Seven Blessings on Marriage

Forward · 29 Oct 2015

Julie R. Enszer reflects on the Sheva Berakhot, or Seven Blessings, recited during Jewish wedding ceremonies, through the lens of same-sex marriage and her personal experiences.

0 Jewish Law Israel

Israel’s Rabbinic Court System Is Divorced From Reality

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 27 Feb 2015

"Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem" portrays the struggle of a woman trying to obtain a Jewish divorce document (get) from her husband in Israel’s rabbinic court system.

0 Communities Holidays

Jessica Steinberg in Tablet · 17 Feb 2011

The author reflects on her experience as a stepmother to her husband's two daughters and how family vacations have played a crucial role in navigating the complexities of their blended family life.

0 History Jewish Law

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 18 Feb 2010

In late 19th and early 20th-century Warsaw, the Yiddish press provided a window into the lives of average Jews through sensationalized coverage of divorce court proceedings at the rabbinical court.