Sheina Nazila Golshani
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Love Is a Choice, Not a Feeling
Feelings are real and they are not a foundation. Why waiting to feel certain keeps people single for years, and what the Jewish idea that love follows giving…
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Sex Before Marriage in Judaism: The Position and the Evidence
What traditional Judaism holds and the reasons given for it, what the research on premarital partners and divorce actually shows, and one widely repeated claim that is not…
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Jewish Dating in Your 40s, 50s and Beyond
A smaller pool, more complicated lives, and a set of questions nobody asks at twenty-five. What actually changes about Jewish dating later, and what does not.
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Persian Jewish Dating: What Makes It Different
Family involvement, community visibility, and marrying in or out of the community — the things Persian Jewish singles are actually navigating, without the caricature.
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Is Jewish Marriage Arranged?
No — and the confusion is understandable. The difference between an arranged marriage, a shidduch and modern Jewish matchmaking, explained without the caricature.
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An Interfaith Jewish Wedding: What It Can Look Like
Which Jewish wedding elements carry over, which are specific to two Jews marrying, and how couples decide — without turning the day into a negotiation.
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Marrying Someone Who Is Not Jewish: The Conversations to Have First
Eight conversations that decide whether an interfaith marriage works — children, December, in-laws, holidays and death — and when to have each one.
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Interfaith Marriage in Judaism: What Each Movement Says
Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist positions on intermarriage — officiation, status of children, and community membership — in plain language.
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Does a Jew Have to Marry a Jew?
Where the expectation comes from, what the different movements actually hold, and why the honest answer depends on a question nobody asks you directly.
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Jewish Relationship Advice: Where to Actually Start
Most relationship advice is either generic or assumes a level of observance you may not share. Here is what actually applies, organised by where you are.