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Calendar January 8-14
Pianist Emanuel Ax marks his 40th anniversary performing with the L.A. Philharmonic with this return for the introspective and compelling concerto-in-one-movement by Franck, “Symphonic Variations.”
Here comes the groom-ing!
Step aside, brides — those indulgent pre-wedding salon, spa and grooming gatherings are no longer exclusively your domain!
On a Birthright trip, love is born
Sagi Alkobi almost didn’t go on the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.
Wedivite: Online wedding planning and sharing
More than 7,000 couples around the world already have used Wedivite, the first free, socially integrated digital platform exclusively for weddings.
Re-imagining and recycling traditional wedding objects
Artists and creative newlyweds are finding new ways to make the trappings and ceremonial elements of Jewish weddings their own — and then to have these mementos live on and remain useful long after the actual ceremony.
Creating inclusiveness at interfaith b’nai mitzvah
For interfaith couples who choose a Jewish identity for their families — even ones who have shared holidays with their extended families and answered questions for years — a bar or bat mitzvah raises new questions.
Boy donates two ambulances
Robert Leeds’ bar mitzvah party last February was something special. During the cocktail hour, Cirque du Soleil entertainers roller-skated on a half-pipe. The celebration — which had a British invasion theme with English guards, a teahouse and traditional pub food — also featured Leeds playing electric guitar with a Beatles tribute band and participating in a breakdance routine with his brothers, Jonathan and Andrew, and an ensemble of dancers.
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