This isn't about ignoring contradiction. It’s about becoming spacious enough inside to carry it. Where our minds seek resolution and certainty, our hearts—when open—can hold paradox without panic. It ...

New Delhi: The term ‘sahvas sambandh‘ as the Hindi translation of “live-in relationship” in the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code has become a bone of contention in the state. While the Congress is ...

Kiddushin and Nissuin did not take place at the same time. Nowadays, both phases are executed at one time under the chuppa. About the Author Ari Sacher is a Rocket Scientist, and has worked in the ...

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Documents released under freedom of information in 2014 show that the school had a lettings hire contract with a subsidised wedding scheme called Simchas Nissuin, a Union of Orthodox Hebrew ...

(JTA) As a teen, Nadiv Schorer felt a deep sense of grief when attending his older siblings’ weddings. After he realized he was attracted to men, he thought there was no way for him to build a ...

Nadiv Schorer (right) married Ariel Meiri in 2020 with Orthodox rabbi Avram Mlotek officiating. (Photo/JTA-David Perlman Photography) As a teen, Nadiv Schorer felt a deep sense of grief when attending ...

“While halakha limits kiddushin and nissuin (betrothal and marriage) to the relationship between a man and a woman, we must do all we can to find a way for halakha to help guide gay couples to ...

The next stage is called nissuin (marriage) and the bride leaves her father’s home and enters the jurisdiction of her husband. In the first stage, there is a great distance between the couple.