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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

love

Online matchmaking has become a national pastime for Israelis who want to envision a life beyond war. (Collage by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
February 14, 2024, 9:09 am
Cupid fires a barrage of arrows as Israeli matchmaking skyrockets amid Gaza war
In a country already known for its citizens’ penchant for setting up strangers, the ongoing conflict is causing locals to spark romance on a new scale
By JTA and ToI Staff
Australian soft rock duo Air Supply performs at a concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. (AP/Lai Seng Sin)
January 6, 2022, 9:22 pm
Air Supply plans two-show jaunt to Israel in spring
Aussie soft rock duo plans shows in Haifa and Rishon Lezion, first trip here since 2014
By Jessica Steinberg
A young couple in love, in the sun. (Aleksandar Karanov via iStock by Getty Images)
August 25, 2021, 7:19 pm
Hot and heavy: Protein turns sun into sex drive, Israeli study finds
Cancer researchers in Tel Aviv accidentally discover same protein that protects from sun damage also gets animals, and seemingly humans, in the mood for love
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A couple arguing (fizkes; iStock by Getty Images)
June 16, 2020, 8:53 pm
‘Love hormone’ oxytocin also causes aggressive behavior, Israeli scientists find
Widely seen as the ultimate aphrodisiac, oxytocin may also amplify less amiable tendencies, a Weizmann Institute team says
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative photo of online dating. (iStock/ SIphotography)
May 6, 2020, 3:12 pm
Young Jews are falling in love during the pandemic, without having met in person
Apps and groups from MeetJew University to CoronaCrush are romantic platforms to match the times — and have racked up tens of thousands of members in just weeks
By Josefin Dolsten
Screenshot detail of the CoronaCrush group icon. (Facebook)
April 2, 2020, 2:40 pm
Seeking to spread the love, Jewish Facebook dating group goes viral
Even a global pandemic can’t stop a love life, for as CoronaCrush says, ‘Don’t isolate… it’s time to iso-date’
By Yaakov Schwartz
Dr. Frank Tallis, author of 'The Incurable Romantic.' (Courtesy)
October 29, 2019, 3:43 am
The tech age offers easy free love — but we’re hardwired for guilt, says author
With titillating psychoanalytic case studies, ‘The Incurable Romantic’ by Dr. Frank Tallis sparks new interest in humankind’s bittersweet relationship with matters of the heart
By JP O’ Malley
15 lucky couples will get to propose marriage against the backdrop of Tel Aviv's City Hall, decorated for the upcoming Tu B'Av, Israel's version of Valentine's Day (Courtesy City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
August 5, 2019, 12:12 am
For this challenge, all you have to say is ‘I do’
Tel Aviv gives lovers the chance to pop the question in style on the eve of Tu B’Av, Israel’s Valentine’s Day
By Jessica Steinberg
Reuven Bobby Weinmann
July 13, 2018, 7:26 pm
Reuven Bobby Weinmann
Hatred for which I’ll pay no price
Was the Temple destroyed because the Jews hated their obvious adversaries, instead of righteously loving them as themselves?
Yuval Sadaka, left, taking a selfie with Ely Cohen in Shoham, Israel, September 5, 2017. Met last Yom Kippur. Now inseparable (Sadaka/via JTA)
September 29, 2017, 12:53 pm
For many Israeli teens, the eve of Yom Kippur is a night of forbidden love
Young people say that even bad breath from fasting can’t put a damper on romance blossoming from the holiday’s feelings of novelty and renewal
By Andrew Tobin
Avi Weiss
September 10, 2017, 3:54 pm
Avi Weiss
Floods cannot drown love
The remarkable volunteers who thronged to Houston after Harvey introduced a spark of the Divine
Joshua Stanton
August 2, 2017, 2:48 pm
Joshua Stanton
How do Jews love?
The answer is: With everything they’ve got.
Bill Slott
June 21, 2017, 3:45 pm
Bill Slott
When Islam preaches love
The Ahmadi group’s full-throated message of peace is rare in the Middle East — and very hard to argue with
From the WebJune 8, 2017, 2:41 pm
Lessons from my father, Elie Wiesel
That most important message from parent to rebellious child, when teaching shifts to trust (From the NY Jewish Week)
By Elisha Wiesel
Erin Davis performs at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, February 2017 (Courtesy)
May 29, 2017, 2:36 am
Jewish NYC ‘wing-woman’ makes love connections the old-fashioned way
After capturing the attention of comedy clubs and TV producers, matchmaker-turned-comic Erin Davis brings her Jewish dating shtick to new stages
By Matt Lebovic
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