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Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with a simple ...
From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with ...
This baseball-loving Jewish couple celebrated their wedding at Yankees Stadium Maya Rosen and Erez Bleicher hosted their sheva brachot at the Yankees game.
This Jewish couple ended their three-country wedding tour with a colorful Oaxacan ceremony Hallie Applebaum and Elan Raffel met online during the pandemic. Their first in-person date lasted two weeks.
Modern values have transformed many Jewish couples’ weddings, just as they have transformed the Christian wedding. Some ...
The couple returned to Oaxaca for the main affair — a multi-day event that included a day-long tour to a facility where mezcal, a Oaxacan spirit, is made; visits to craftspeople; and two nights of ...
On Tuesday, Nissi Naparstek and Chaya Grossbaum will marry in a large, traditional Hasidic ceremony — a rarity in Minnesota. The Jewish population in Minnesota is estimated at 45,000, and the ...
(The Conversation) — Jewish traditions to mark a marriage often involve ceremonies and celebrations before the big day, whether it’s a ritual bath or even a fiance’s conversion to Judaism.
What happens before a Jewish wedding depends on how the couple define their Jewish identities, if at all. It depends on where the couple lives and on the families’ resources.