Shadia: Dating while Muslim is complicated - Daily Pilot

Shadia: Dating while Muslim is complicated
Daily Pilot
"Dating," or the process in which you get to the point of marriage, is kind of taboo in my culture. The word boyfriend or girlfriend can cause a Middle Eastern parent to have a heart attack. Western-style dating is frowned upon in Islam,

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Local experts dish out their best relationship advice - Jewish United Fund


Jewish United Fund
Local experts dish out their best relationship advice
Jewish United Fund
Q. What do you recommend to single frustrated Jews looking for their match who have tried the Jewish social scene and Jewish dating sites—and still haven't found the one? The rabbi: Forget about looking for your "match," and find other Jewish singles

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WPU will feature two winning productions - NorthJersey.com

WPU will feature two winning productions
NorthJersey.com
The play focuses on the story of a professor who breaks free of his past as an Orthodox Jew, embraces atheism, and begins dating a non-Jewish woman. The professor ends up publishing a book harshly critical of the classical Biblical morality he grew up

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Time for Tu Bishvat, a holiday with meaning - West Linn Tidings


West Linn Tidings
Time for Tu Bishvat, a holiday with meaning
West Linn Tidings
Jewish law dating back to 1800 years ago, speaks of four new years, all of which are connected to an ancient cycle of tithes. Each year, the Israelites were expected to bring one-tenth of their fruits to the temple in Jerusalem, where they were offered

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Rabbis step in as matchmakers on new Jewish dating sites - Washington Post (blog)

Rabbis step in as matchmakers on new Jewish dating sites
Washington Post (blog)
That's the new strategy of a group of rabbis who are launching a different kind of Jewish dating website called the “J sites” — JMontreal, JMiami, JBoston and, coming soon, JNew York, JLondon, JBerlin and JHong Kong. Like most dating sites,

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Relationships—a complex concept - Jewish United Fund


Jewish United Fund
Relationships—a complex concept
Jewish United Fund
From parents and peers to dating partners, each relationship requires its own set of navigational skills in order for them to be healthy and productive. As I write this I realize that in the span of the next few minutes, thousands of youth in the

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February 1, 2012 : Savage Love - A.V. Club New York


A.V. Club New York
February 1, 2012 : Savage Love
A.V. Club New York
When we were dating, I found out that he had been talking to multiple people online and that he had met up with a professional dom a couple of times. I felt betrayed that he had done this all behind my back, even though I had told him that I would be

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Who Will Light Up Jewish Kids Lit? - Forward


Forward
Who Will Light Up Jewish Kids Lit?
Forward
Huge Loss: Today's Jewish children's books lack the colorful storytelling that marked Simms Taback's work. By Deborah Kolben Back in my dating days, there was always a moment of panic when I brought a guy home to my apartment for the first time.

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Casspi in charge - Cleveland Jewish News

Casspi in charge
Cleveland Jewish News
During his rookie season, Casspi meshed with the Jewish community in Sacramento. "I had a wonderful two years there," he said. "The people in Sacramento have been great to me and my family." A rabbi from a Sacramento synagogue even contacted ARCO Arena

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Thomas Cohen: Meet Peaches Geldof’s charming lover - Daily Mail


Daily Mail
Thomas Cohen: Meet Peaches Geldof's charming lover
Daily Mail
Peaches, 22, and Thomas had been friends for some time but started dating in December 2010, when Peaches had just returned to Britain after living in the United States. 'I had known Peaches for a few years and she was always so much more exciting and

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