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When Talia Koren told her boyfriend of three months she had something important to discuss while they were relaxing in his Bay Area apartment, he understandably looked a little concerned.

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Traditional Jewish ceremonies, like Christian ones, marked a woman’s transition from daughter to wife − going from her parents to her husband. But there are creative ways to reflect gender equality ...

Contracts and covenants Perhaps one of the most important places where feminism and marriage equality have reshaped traditions is in the “ketubah,” or Jewish marriage contract. A traditional ketubah ...

Contracts and covenants Perhaps one of the most important places where feminism and marriage equality have reshaped traditions is in the “ketubah,” or Jewish marriage contract.