Nancy Goldov says the chuppah cost a few hundred dollars to make, but is now considered a priceless family heirloom. She is having a quilt made for their bed that mimics the design of the tree. Someday she may change the chuppah in some way to signify their children.
In the framework of public obligation and commandment, Jewish men are the central characters of wedding ceremonies, with women taking a more passive role.
Of all the weddings I\’ve attended, nothing compares to the spectacle that is the Jewish French wedding.
When my kids were still preschoolers,young enough to be influenced by my every word, I used to have this spiel about marrying out of Judaism. It went something like this:\”It\’s an insult to the 6 million who died only because they were Jewish.\” I figured that you can\’t start early enough on the road to the chuppah. Now, both of my children are chuppah material. And I am spiel-less.
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