Non-Jewish couples embrace the faith for weddings

Jessie Engelman and her fiance plan to wed later this year in Jamaica, where they'll sign a ketubah, the traditional Jewish marriage contract.

Stephanie Neufeld, Brandon Helrich — Weddings

The bride, a veterinary nurse, and the bridegroom, a marketing manager for Showtime, are married in New York.

Family has spanned seven generations at Congregation Agudath Achim in Taunton

Rosamond Helfand’s great-grandfather Jacob Bernstein, one in a long line of Jewish bakers, was one of the founding members of Taunton’s synagogue. Helfand, 85, was born about 15 years after the Congregation Agudith Achim was founded, and her earliest memories were made in the synagogue.

“Jewish Music around the World” Mishpokhe in Fairfield May 6

By Cindy Mindell ~ FAIRFIELD – Members of any musical ensemble are something of a family, united in a group through their common craft. The five Jewish musicians of “Mishpokhe”... Read more »

Back on the 'Roof'

Just where DO you draw the line? How far do you bend before you crack the immutable? And how can