Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A graduate has her picture taken after the Chabad-Hillel Jewish graduation ceremony on Friday. (Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ketubah is a binding document in Jewish law that traditionally spells out a groom's responsibilities toward his wife − but ...

When De Toledo High School, a college preparatory school in West Hills, held its graduation ceremony for the more than 80 seniors in its 2024 class, the school continued its longstanding tradition, ...

Ari and Lauren Douglas’ wedding had many of the hallmarks of a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple stood under a traditional covering called a chuppah, as a cantor recited a series of blessings.

(The Conversation) — Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with a simple statement: “According to Jewish law, the requirements for a ...

When USC canceled the main-stage commencement ceremony, Jewish leaders on campus saw an opportunity. Before about 19,000 graduates walked across stages on Friday to receive their degrees in smaller ...

(The Conversation) — 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 ...

Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony was essentially a transfer of property: A woman went from being the responsibility of ...