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Jewish Journal
June 15, 2007
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weddings
Adding Personal Touch Puts Your Stamp on Celebration
Pearl Salkin
July 13, 2006
Whether a Jewish wedding is white tie and tails at a five-star hotel, blue jeans and bare feet on a beach or something in between, today\’s betrothed couples are choosing to custom mix and match the components that come together to form a unique and perfect union.
When Just ‘I Do’ Just Won’t Do
Pearl Salkin
February 9, 2006
The traditional Jewish wedding ceremony as we know it has evolved over thousands of years. But suddenly, today, in what seems like a nanosecond out of all of recorded Jewish history, couples standing under the chuppah are seeking a whole new script.
Jewish Weddings in Space
Ron Magid
September 22, 2005
Based on Whedon\’s short-lived 2002 TV series, \”Firefly,\” whose fan base helped spur the movie, \”Serenity\” revolves around the outlaws\’ attempts to discover the telepath\’s true identity after she beats up everyone in a bar.
Communal Joy for Seven Days
Mark Mietkiewiczis
November 13, 2003
May there soon be heard, Lord our G-d, in the cities of Judea and in the streets of Jerusalem, the sound of joy and the sound of celebration, the voice of a bridegroom and the voice of a bride, the happy shouting of bridegrooms from their weddings and of young men from their feasts of song. — From the Sheva Brachot, the Jewish wedding blessings, www.ou.org/wedding/7brachot.htm
Educating Rita
Amy Rosner
February 13, 2003
Rita Milos Brownstein, author \”Jewish Weddings\” (Simon & Schuster, 2002) said she wishes she had known about yichud before she was
married.
Waiter, Hold the Knishes
Debra Nussbaum Cohen
December 13, 2001
A group of 27 influential Charedi rabbis will soon issue a takhana, or rarely issued formal guideline, setting strict limits on the number of people who are to be invited to an Orthodox wedding, the number of musicians hired to play, and even the type and amount of food that is to be served.
Flowers Make the Wedding Bloom
Diana Edel
July 12, 2001
Flowers are often a big part of anyone\’s wedding day, from the bouquets the bride and her attendants carry to the chuppah decorations and the table centerpieces at the reception hall. Many times the flowers are what the guests remember about the wedding (unless a minor disaster strikes). Deciding which flowers to use for what arrangements, though, can be a dizzying experience, thanks to the availability of different types and colors of flowers at all times of the year.
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