Evergreen

Marriage in ancient times was a negotiated match involving an agreement on conditions and payment of a bridal price.

Although the Bible frowns upon magical healing practices, a clear distinction between medicine and magical healing developed only gradually.

Divorce is meant to take care of the wife. But occasionally, a husband will manipulate the system.

The evolving relationship between the rabbinic sages and the Jews on the street.

Dispersion and uncertainty discouraged Jews from investing in cathedral-like synagogues, but they found a substitute in another dimension.

Rejection of "foreign worship" is a primary commandment and central to the Jewish worldview.

The liberal Jewish movements are struggling to balance contemporary morality and Jewish tradition in deciding whether to ritually honor same-sex unions.

The biggest motivator for change in Jewish wedding customs by liberal Jews has been egalitarianism.

A procession leads the groom and then the bride to the huppah, where the bride traditionally encircles the groom three or seven times.

New Jewish rituals give meaning to formerly private moments and integrate the ritual-maker into the Jewish community.