Tu be'av

Together but apart: Couple spaces that don’t feel crowded

Moving in together shows a good relationship isn’t just matching styles, but creating a home that feels both “ours” and respects “mine and yours.” Here’s how to get the balance right.

Bedroom
 ‘AS I CONTINUE on my path to full recovery, I can’t help but contemplate the story of that last group of surviving Israelites in their 40th year in the wilderness,’ says the writer.

Tu B'Av: A love of life and of Israel - opinion

 ‘Lavagem’ by Alice Ripoll.

Israel Festival's Art/Battle uses martial arts for peace

 MONSTROUS DOINGS at the Botanical Gardens.

Jerusalem highlights July 28-August 3


Tu Be'av: Celebrating the Jewish holiday of love

Tu Be’av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av, was a festival in ancient times dedicated to young Jewish men and women finding their mates, celebrated as a holiday of love.

 A woman carries red balloons on Tu Be’av.

Grapevine July 2, 2023: Triumphing over the ‘Final Solution’

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 DORON ALMOG (left) with Prof. Bertold Fridlender.

Grapevine: Film screening with meaning

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Film festival (Illustrative)

Pascale’s Kitchen: Sweet treats for the Jewish holiday of love

With Tu Be'av on a Friday, I didn't want complicated deserts. I’ve chosen three delicious chocolate recipes that can be prepared in no time at all. 

 Gluten-free chocolate cake

Tu Be'av: Why aren't more young Jews finding love, marrying? - opinion

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of young people of marriageable age who have not yet found their bashert. This problem is particularly acute in the Modern Orthodox community.

 Wedding (Illustrative).

Tu Be'Av: Israelis married less and younger in 2020

6,746 couples including at least one partner who was registered with the Population Authority got married abroad in 2020.

 A WEDDING canopy is seen against the backdrop scenery of the Mediterranean Sea.

Jerusalem highlights August 5-11

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 HADASSAH BERRY at work on ‘Still Waters Run Deep.’

Tu Be'av: How this Israeli couple was matched together by a chatbot

An Israeli nonprofit called Algo designed this particular chatbot for the purpose of matchmaking on WhatsApp. 

 THE PROPOSAL.

A match made in Jerusalem’s coronavirus ward

“Love conquers all – even the insanity of COVID-19."

 Elior and Leah Ben-Baruch

Steaming hot products for the summer

Popsicles, cosmetics, and cleaning supplies: Here are all the things you'll need to get your summer started.

Cook  and  Bake popsicles

Half of Israel Jews prefer not to get married in an Orthodox ceremony

The Hiddush Association conducted a survey about how Israeli Jews prefer to get married.

A NEW bride and groom visit a blossoming almond grove in Latrun on their wedding day in 2019.