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Ari’s Q&A with Her Brother: Choosing Love by Living in Israel

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Rabbi Ari (right) with her brother Jason & sister-in-law Galit Rabbi Ari interviews her Israeli brother,...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Program, Wedding Toolbox, Weddings

Why We Break the Glass at Jewish Weddings

By Lindsey Silken

What is this breaking the glass thing all about? One of the most recognizable traditions in a Jewish wedding,...

Breaking the Glass, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Simplifying The Seven Blessings

By Jordyn Rozensky

Blessings have been on my mind lately. In the Jewish wedding ceremony there are seven blessings recited, and,...

Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

A man and woman couple laughing outdoors.

Stop Worrying About Your Future Grandchildren That Aren’t

By The Jewish Daily Forward

This article was reprinted with permission from The Forward The Seesaw was a new kind of advice column...

Grandparent Advice, Parenting Adult Children, Relationship Challenges, Wedding Planning

Next Question: How to Find an Officiant?

By Jordyn Rozensky

I don’t want anyone to panic, but we’re nearly at the six-month mark. Six months until….holy moly matrimony....

Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Finding a Ceremony Location that Fits

By Jordyn Rozensky

Where do you get married when you don’t officially “belong” anywhere? This question, which seems rather dramatic,...

Wedding Planning, Weddings

Five Tips for an Interfaith Ketubah

By Adriana Saipe

1399 November 10, 2014 This article is reprinted with permission from the author, who posted it to her...

Ketubah, Wedding Planning

Signing a Ketubah in a Sacristy

By Ryan Mount

Cole Porter famously wrote, “What is this thing called love? This funny thing called love. Just who can solve...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Liminal Space and the Yichud

By Ryan Mount

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the space between the checklists, but this week, I wanted to go further. One of...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Our Aufruf

By Anne Goodman

[Guest post by Sam Goodman] I have fond memories of going to services as a youngster and looking forward...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Religion, Simchat Torah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Gender Equality in Wedding Planning

By Lindsey Silken

We didn't take a photo at the florist, but our pescaterian tasting was very photogenic! Last weekend, entering...

Wedding Planning

A is for Abraham, B is for Ball (of meat), C is for Cake, and D is for Doughnuts!

By Ryan Mount

In the Torah, Genesis 18:2 talks about how Abraham welcomes strangers (who would turn out to be angels) into...

Reception, Wedding Food, Wedding Planning, Weddings

The New Mikvah for The New Inter-Faith Wedding; Spiritual Readiness in the Modern World

By Ryan Mount

In many religious communities, it is customary for men and women to spiritually ready themselves before they...

Mikveh, Religion, Spirituality, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

The Seven Blessings, A Modern Take

By Ryan Mount

This past week was all about fun. Lisa and I decided to have one last getaway before we are putting all our...

Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Looking Through and Stepping on Glass: An Odd Look at Glass

By Ryan Mount

While trying to find my inspiration for this week’s post, I just realized how important and how surrounded we...

Breaking the Glass, Christian Jewish Wedding, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Symbols and Rituals and Traditions. Oh my.

By Anne Goodman

These last few months have been busy with dress fittings, selecting the menu, arranging the seating chart, creating...

Breaking the Glass, Christian Jewish Wedding, Chuppah, Co-officiation, Extended Family, In-laws, Ketubah, Religion, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Getting Lost and Remembing Important Details of Wedding Planning

By Ryan Mount

With so much planning even a wedding of our size, it is easy to get lost in the details. There are the fun details...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Ketubah, Religion, Spirituality, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Church, State, and Jewish Engagement

By Jane Larkin

The Supreme Court has ruled that opening prayers at government meetings, even if predominately Christian, do...

Chuppah, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Ketubah

By Anne Goodman

I come from a family of artists. My mom’s grandfather was an amazing painter. My dad’s brother is the cartoonist...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Under God, In a Chapel, With a Rabbi

By Ryan Mount

Welcome back. If you remember from our introduction, our wedding date is November 8th of this year! It is 205...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Officiant, Religion, Wedding Planning, Wedding Venue, Weddings

Wedding Season

By Anne Goodman

Planning a wedding is difficult. Sam and I are trying to juggle all of our vendors. However, there is one vendor...

Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

The Perfect Veil

By Anne Goodman

My mom & dad on their wedding day with my mom's parents My mom gave me her wedding veil: a simple veil...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Family, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Meetings with the Monsignor

By Anne Goodman

In order for my marriage to Sam to be recognized in the Catholic Church, I have to request permission from the...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Family, Officiant, Religion, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

The Plans…thus far.

By Dana Pulda and Chris Acone

To follow up with Chris’ philosophical post last week, I thought I would lighten it up a bit and do a...

Circling, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

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