You’re dying to know who Jspace’s 5772 Woman of the Year is, aren’t you? Well, there were more than a few top contenders, but only one found her way to the top of our list. But first comes first. All of this year’s candidates owe an enormous debt of gratitude for their own careers to the late, great Nora Ephron. Ephron, one of Hollywood’s most gifted and acclaimed screenwriters and directors, passed away in June. Among her incredible works: “When Harry Met Sally,” …More

For every Kim Kardashian-style, made-for-tv wedding that Hollywood’s self-absorbed finest find necessary to impose on society, we get something like Natalie Portman’s marriage ceremony. And appropriately, even though we saw it coming, we know almost nothing about it. Some of the simple facts are public: Portman and Benjamin Millepied were wed on Sunday in a highly-secretive ceremony at a private residence in Big Sur, California. The 45-minute ceremony was attended by a mere 100 people, including, …More

Romanian Jews are outraged after a politician who denies the Holocaust is appointed to a ministerial position. [The Jerusalem Post] The sister of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh accompanied her sick husband while he received medical care in Israel. [The Algemeiner] Is Israel falling to Jewish fundamentalism? [The Huffington Post] Windsor Terrace, Ditmas Park and Midwood attract young liberal Jewish families leaving pricier Brooklyn neighborhoods. [The Jewish Week] Zohar Sharon wins the world championship for blind …More

Natalie Portman is working hard on several new films. But she wants to be clear: none of them are Bollywood productions. Rumors were flying this week after Indian film star Saif Ali Khan said that he was working on a secret romantic-comedy with Portman. The Oscar-winning actress did not take too kindly to the statement, mostly because it’s patently false. Portman and her lawyers filed cease-and-desist legal notices to the 41-year old Khan and his production company Illuminati Films. Funny how legal action …More

They may have shown off wedding bands at the 2012 Oscars in February, but Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied finally tied the knot Saturday night! The couple met on the set of 2010’s “Black Swan” and are parents to a son, Aleph (who was probably asleep during his parents’ late night celebration). The actress and the dancer-choreographer exchanged their vows under a chuppah in an intimate Jewish ceremony in Big Sur, California. No other details are known yet, which shouldn’t be …More

Natalie Portman and fiancé Benjamin Millepied sent hopeless romantics into a whirlwind frenzy when they debuted what appeared to be wedding rings at the Academy Awards in February. But no fear Portman fans, you still have a chance! That is until her wedding in August. That’s right--the couple isn’t married… yet. Sources tell In Touch Weekly that Portman and Millepied are planning a small ceremony in the Big Sur campgrounds in California, to take place on August 5. Another source told …More

So you’re Natalie Portman, and you’ve just married Benjamin Millepied in a secret ceremony right before the Oscars. Then you wear your wedding band on stage without saying a thing about it, and set the rumor wheel a-turning. What do you do next??? Take your 8-month-old son Aleph to a synagogue in Venice, of course! Wait, you don’t understand it either? We’ve consulted our in-house Rabbi, and he has no halachic explanation for the casual dress or completely covered baby. Is it a …More

At least, Natalie Portman was a married woman when she attended the Oscars. Which is totally the same thing. Jeweler Jamie Wolf confirmed to Us Weekly that Portman and ballet choreographer Benjamin Millepied are, in fact, married. "I designed the rings worn by Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman," Wolf told Us. "They were made with recycled platinum and conflict free diamonds." Representatives for the couple have been tight-fisted with details about the secret nuptials. Portman and Millepied fell in love on …More

Last time our parents told us we were “living in sin,” it was because we’d just gotten a tattoo of a bullseye on our lower back. For Natalie Portman, it’s because she had a baby with Benjamin Millepied and still hasn’t married the guy! Yes, even the biggest stars still have to deal with their Jewish parents. Celebrities: They’re just like us! A source close to the situation says that Natalie’s parents want her to get married in either the United States or Israel and …More

Mama Swan is out of hiding! New mom Natalie Portman finally resurfaced in NYC on Thursday. Walking her dog near the Tribeca apartment she shares with fiance Benjamin Millepied, the Oscar-winning actress, 30, stayed casual and covered up in a long sleeve shirt, sweats, and sneakers -- flashing her famous grin as she adjusted her sunglasses. Portman and Millepied have kept a super-low profile since welcoming their first child, a son reportedly named Alef, in early June. She and French-born …More

It's been a big year for Natalie Portman: an engagement, an Oscar and now a baby! The actress and fiancé Benjamin Millepied have welcomed a son, PEOPLE has exclusively learned. Portman, 30, met choreographer Millepied on the set of Black Swan, for which she later won an Oscar for Best Actress. In December the couple announced that they were engaged and expecting their first child. …More