Love

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.
  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.

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

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

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

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

A widow of October 7, 2023 finds love again


Can love (of Israel) conquer all?

Passionate Zionist educators, without glossing over the many challenges, can inspire love.

A young girl raises an Israeli flag.

In Memoriam of Michael Graff

Dear Mike, we shall never forget you, and you will continue to inspire us and to brighten our lives for as long as we live. 

 Michael Graff in Shaare Zedek Hospital, a few days before he died.

Love and COVID-19: Tales of romance from the pandemic front

Corona, dating, relationships and marriage don’t always go together. But for five couples, at least, corona has made all the difference in creating, cementing and preserving their relationships. 

Birds of a different gender need a break from each other - so split to different temperate areas.

'Flying Blue Meanies': A bipolar journey to love and sanity - book review

The book follows protagonist Michael’s personal highs and lows amid the tumultuous events of the time

 Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back  a short distance correctly – Edward Albee

A match made in Jerusalem’s coronavirus ward

“Love conquers all – even the insanity of COVID-19."

 Elior and Leah Ben-Baruch

Celebrating Tu Be’av and finding love by chance

Is serendipity the answer to falling in love? Review of 175 couples shows that accidental love may be the correct path to matchmaking.

JOSH & ALIZA: At a Purim party, Sixth Street Community Synagogue, NYC, 2019.

Celebrating love on Tu Be'av

After having fallen out of practice for centuries, today Tu Be’av is experiencing a bit of a rebirth in Israel

A COUPLE enjoys Tu Be'av in 2020

Dear matchmaker: Long distance, politics and unauthorized profiles

A weekly column of questions and answers for the Magazine Matchmaker

Jerusalem: The center of world Jewry

Israeli film ‘Bear with Me’ tells a tale of deep love

The animation is analogue and uses an unusual and effective technique of drawing with oil pastels on printed videos.

A scene from the short film ‘Bear With Me.’

What is the definition of true love? Rabbi Twerski explains

Twerski explains that very often, when two people decide to wed they do so based on their mutual expectations from each other.

Robert Indiana's Love sculpture at the entrance of the Israel Museum