Father Damick explains why this was not an Orthodox wedding, and why claiming or thinking that it was reveals how disordered modern thinking about tradition is. Excerpt: I’ve read many accounts ...

Orthodox converts say it’s not unusual to ... the absolute worst shidduch [matchmaking] recommendations for potential marriage partners, if they receive them at all,” wrote Bethany Mandel ...

In 1983, the rabbi saw opportunity to leverage the Orthodox community’s marriage norms to limit, even perhaps eradicate, Tay-Sachs in that relatively insular world. The gene for Tay-Sachs ...

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in America have high fertility but very low rates of teen fertility and marriage, and fairly egalitarian marriage ages. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish fertility is high but not necessarily ...

have made Orthodox preferences the law of the land, including in these areas: The majority of Israelis want all these things to change — supporting civil marriage, transit on Shabbat ...