From Reform to Orthodox, most Jewish weddings have three things in common: a chuppah (the canopy under which the couple stands during the ceremony), the glass breaking (mazel tov!) and the horah. All ...
The most famous Jewish wedding tradition of all has been around since at least the 4th century CE. This sacred setting is where the iconic glass-breaking ritual occurs. Thoroughly wrapped up in cloth ...
The tradition of Jewish matchmaking dates back to, well, Genesis 24—so, well before the song "Matchmaker" of Fiddler on the Roof fame brought matchmaking to Broadway. And that's just the start of ...
This article looks at the laws and traditions associated with a Jewish wedding and the rituals and celebrations themselves. A Jewish wedding is one of the cornerstones of the Jewish life cycle and as ...
On a September afternoon, as the strains of Pachelbel’s Canon filled a flower-laden hotel ballroom, Melanie Lo and her father slowly proceeded past family and friends toward a huppah, the Jewish ...
Before Anita Diamant wrote herself into Jewish literary stardom with her best-selling and much-loved novel “The Red Tent,” she was already an accomplished writer of both fiction and non-fiction. One ...
Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation for work on Jews of Color. Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony ...
Just picture saying “I do” under the blazing Moroccan sun, where every detail of your celebration is as unique and colorful as your love story. Picture a Jewish wedding in Marrakech—a city that’s not ...