Love

The love trap: AI relationships won't break your heart – but they might cost you the real thing

Although AI platforms have introduced safeguards against promoting violence or self-harm, other psychological risks remain - particularly the distortion of expectations about real relationships.

picture showing the ChatGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen, highlighting its growing role in everyday life and the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence tools that are shaping decision making and automating tasks.
Barry Halpern & Rica Cuperman: Once upon a community coffee bar...

Tu B'Av love story: How two Jerusalem retirees found love after a lifetime apart

 A flower shop owner is seen arranging roses for a customer on Tu B'Av, the Jewish holiday of love, in Jerusalem, on August 15, 2019.

Tu B’Av’s deeper meaning: Rebuilding Jewish connection beyond romance - opinion

An ad for a global speed-dating event following Tu B'Av, July 27, 2026.

More than 10,000 Jewish singles set to take part in 'world's largest speed dating event'


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.

Museum for Islamic Art spreads the loving feel-good vibe in new exhibit

Love Stories offers more than just a breather from the security and human challenges, sorrow, and tension that have been our lot for far too long.

 The romance of Khosrow and Shirin is sumptuously recounted in a Persian manuscript by 12th-century Persian epic poet Nizami Ganjavi

Awakening to what truly unites us - opinion

When we meet face to face, the walls fall away... Jews from across the religious and cultural spectrum discover something surprising: We are family.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli flag shattered like glass.

Love is in the Wi-Fi: Record number of Jewish singles join virtual dating event

6,747 singles from nearly a dozen countries joined Tuesday’s event, where in just one hour, 15,463 dates took place. 

Record-breaking online speed-dating event sees 15,463 Jewish dates

A lonely girl’s lament on Tu B'Av - opinion

'As someone who’s never known love, I can only parrot back what I’ve read. For Orpheus and Eurydice, to love is to turn around. For Romeo and Juliet, to love is to die.'

A woman sits on a swing and watches the sun set.

Making aliyah for love: A matchmaker’s story

The Magazine spoke with an olah who chose a life in the Middle East for her now-husband.

ROTEM & SHANA make it official.

Photographic exhibition for Tu B’Av to open at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

The exhibition, curated by Ifat Shomrony and photographed by Limor Zadok, is a collection of paired photographs of eight couples and the stories behind them.

Tal Parnass and Giora Marani are featured in ‘Love in the Shadow of War.’