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jewish wedding
A wedding in Venice
We were touring the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy, which is commemorating its 500th year, when I struck up a conversation with a lovely couple, Lana Atlasov and David Mednick, from the San Francisco area.
Wedding of lesbian activists, both 76, is a celebration of Jewish and ‘Aquarian’ traditions
When Shoshana Dembitz and Abigail Grafton first met, they spent several long moments gazing into each others’ eyes.
Looking for a quickie Jewish wedding in Las Vegas? Call Rabbi Mel Hecht
Rabbi Mel Hecht clutches his black coffee and paces in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts just down the road from the Red Rock Casino.
Valentine’s Day: An ideal date for Jewish weddings?
In December, around the time my wife and I were celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary, we received an invitation to an outdoor Jewish wedding to be held on Valentine’s Day 2016.
Cool Kiddush cups
One type of wine glass is intentionally, and dramatically, broken during a Jewish wedding.
Why did Cameron Diaz have a Jewish wedding?
Last night Cameron Diaz married Benji Madden, the guitarist for the popular punk rock band Good Charlotte, at her Beverly Hills home.
Group Jewish wedding held in eastern Ukraine
The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine held a group wedding for 19 Jewish couples.
Give the unforgettable gift
A wedding is more than the union of two people in love. For those in the community who join in the celebration, it’s a chance to give the perfect gift. Finding that, however, can pose a challenge to even the most experienced guest. Here are some suggestions for go-to gifts, many of them from those who make it their business to attend these celebrations.
Over-the-top nuptials an Israeli specialty
Born into a poor Moroccan immigrant family that settled in the development town of Dimona, Yardena Ovadia always dreamed of giving her daughter a fairy-tale wedding.