Love

The "Madonna–Whore" complex: When a man loves someone but is not attracted to her

Tomer from the reality television show Married at First Sight shared that he suffers from the "Madonna–Whore complex," and hundreds of thousands of viewers wondered what he meant.

Tomer and Leikie from Married at First Sight
Spring is a great time to find a relationship and love

10 rules that will bring a romantic relationship into your life

PHILLIPS and COHEN on their wedding day.

Lost in translation, found in love: Ariana Phillips’s path to marriage in Israel

Devorah Ahavah Gerzoff with husband Simcha Moshe.

Don’t leave off the love: Devorah Ahavah Gerzoff’s journey to Jewish faith and Israel


Love isn’t enough: Faith in humanity through the lens of the Torah

In a fractured world, Torah reminds us through Akiva, Hillel and Ben Azzai that every person carries dignity, meaning and divine image.

Hillel was not asking for perfect emotion.

Wartime dating: Six Jerusalem destinations to take your significant other

Here are some great spots in and around Jerusalem for a memorable date, even in these unusual times.

Create and capture beautiful moments.

Letters of love and survival: A Holocaust love story preserved at Yad Vashem

A young Orthodox couple in Hungary exchanged messages that sustained them through forced labor, ghettos, brazen escapes, and months in hiding.

(L-R): MEIR HIRSCHFELD, 1936. IDIT PAPA, 1942

Inside Chiburim: Yaron Shane’s mission to help IDF soldiers find Love After War

Yaron Shane shares how Love After War connects Israel’s soldiers and veterans with mentors and potential life partners.

YARON SHANE: Members remain in the database ‘until they break the glass.’

Love at 88, 96: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul

A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.

Rabbi Hayyim Halpern and Margie Tutnauer

Tel Aviv nightlife to a rooftop proposal: A modern love story

A backgammon lesson in a Tel Aviv bar sparked a romance that spanned continents and eight years, ending in a heartfelt rooftop proposal.

Tzvi-Bar & Lexi: A trajectory.

Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall

The once-thriving city of Pompeii, near Naples, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving buildings, objects, and graffiti under meters of ash.

The archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is seen, as it reopens to the public with social distancing and hygiene rules, after months of closure due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pompeii, Italy, May 26, 2020.

Smooching through the ages: First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say

Platonic pecks are thought to be used to navigate complex social relationships or increase bonding.

  THE FAMOUS Victory over Japan Day kiss in Times Square, New York City, on August 14, 1945, captured by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The author says that a clear Israeli victory must be achieved in Gaza.

Elkana Bohbot's heartwarming story about life back from Gaza: 'He forgot the rules of this house'

Rivka Bohbot, wife of former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot, shared a heartwarming story about how he is adjusting to life outside the Gaza tunnels.

Elkana Bohbot with his wife Rivka Bohbot on October 19, 2025.

A widow of October 7, 2023 finds love again

In the shadow of war, Naomi Chaimov, who was widowed after her husband was murdered on October 7, 2023, has found a new mate.

Avner and Naomi were recently engaged and hope to marry soon.