The pressure to get married runs deep in Jewish culture forcing single Jews to make tough choices about if, when and who to marry.
Legal Issues, Politics & Religion
Legal issues, politics and religion – all from the point of view when you are living life single.
Staying Single When You’re Jewish
January 1st, 2013By Julia Duin
Marriage Fraud
May 28th, 2012By Bella DePauloLaws favor those who marry over those who stay single, leading some to commit marriage fraud so they can cash in on the matrimonial benefits.
The Dramatic Rise of Solo Living
January 30th, 2012By Kim CalvertA new book, Going Solo, offers surprising insight on the emergence of a new single majority that prefers to live alone.
Single Population Continues to Grow
September 18th, 2011Sept 18-24 is Unmarried and Single Americans Week – a good time to take note of the important role that single people play in our society.
Single and Searching for Health Insurance
September 5th, 2011By Diane MapesThe high cost of health insurance is forcing some singles to marry just so they can get a “blue card.”
U.S. Census Confirms More Americans Are Single
November 14th, 2010By Bella DePauloAs a growing number of people opt to live a singular life, reporters and scholars clamor to find a reason why.
Elena Kagan: Single Supreme Court Nominee
May 16th, 2010By Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.The nomination of never-married Elena Kagan launched allegations that she must be gay, revealing ongoing prejudice about people who are single.
Did You Hear the One about the Rabbi and the Singular Shiksa?
April 4th, 2010By Kim CalvertNot really a joke, but an interesting encounter between two very different people with an intense interest in the future of single people.