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Weddings

No one ever said WHICH seven blessings

By Mia Howard Tavan

Mia stole the show last time, so now you’re all stuck with me — Ethan. This week we had our first...

Co-officiation, Officiant, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

easter egg table

A new identity, or, what is in a name, a Seder and an Easter egg?

By Mia Howard Tavan

Hi friends, Mia here…Ethan is at a meeting and our cat Daisy is curled up next to me. This rare quiet...

Easter, Identity, Passover, Relationships, Seder, Wedding Stories, Weddings

For the first night of Hanukkah…

By Benjamin Maron

So. Much. Hanukkah. With the festival of lights starting this evening (are you ready to light the menorah? Check...

Wedding Food, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Out of Many Beliefs, One Ceremony

By Cheryl Glantz Nail

1270 July 16, 2010 In December 1999, I went to Israel on a Birthright Israel trip. After those two transformative...

Wedding Recap, Weddings

Another Problematic Article About Intermarriage

By Edmund Case

The other day I blogged about an article about intermarriage that got a lot of recent attention. Three Jewish...

Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

lots of plates of diverse food

Fusion Cuisine Preserves Culture

By Ruth Abrams

I love Bryant Terry. I bought his cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and it helped me restore my energy for cooking...

Jewish Holidays, Passover, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A Delicious Interfaith Wedding

By Aaron Kagan

1186 January 8, 2010 For those of you who might have read my story about getting engaged, you know that...

Wedding Food, Wedding Recap, Weddings

Breaking the Glass in North Carolina

By David Elstein

1242 November 16, 2009 Growing up in Maryland, I really did not lead a very Jewish life. I went to a Jewish...

Officiant, Wedding Recap, Weddings

My Perfect Wedding

By Nicole Habif

August 4, 2009 When I was a child, wedding planning was a breeze. Every Sunday morning, perched on the wooden...

Wedding Recap, Weddings

The LULAX is Official!

By Lula Jones

WE DID IT! We got hitched went on a fabulous honeymoon in the city of sin and now we’re trying to get...

Family, Newlywed, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

And the Real Work Begins

By Lula Jones

Our wedding is right around the corner. We’ve done the leg work: the venue, the DJ, the invites, the catering,...

Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Love Thy Mother-In-Law

By Lula Jones

Where does one put her individuality and feminism aside for the greater good? This is the question I face. I’m...

Extended Family, In-laws, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Water Not Included.

By Alx Block

So I’m faced with the question as to whether or not I will take a dip in the Mikvah —figuratively or literally. ...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

My Own Shabbat

By Lula Jones

Christmas, Hannukah, New Year’s, Rai’s first birthday, Alx’s mom’s birthday, my brother’s...

Jewish Holidays, Shabbat, Wedding Stories, Weddings

It Lives!

By Lula Jones

Yes, yes indeed, the ketuba was ultimately not killed off and is going to be very much alive and present at...

Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Our Grounding Moment

By Alx Block

Last night as we sat with Rabbi Berman, I was so exhausted that I was loopy.  My new job at JPS is in...

Officiant, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

We found our Rabbi!

By Alx Block

Many people have asked us why we wanted a Rabbi instead of a justice of the peace or a non-denominational...

Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Ketubah or Not to Ketubah

By Lula Jones

Now that we’ve decided to go forth with the amazing Rabbi that we recently had the honor of meeting, the...

Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Weddings

What Makes a Wedding Jewish?

By 18Doors

1297 Return to the Guide to Wedding Ceremonies for Interfaith Couples. There are many answers to this...

Wedding Ritual, Weddings

What’s a Wedding without Elephants?

By Zack Kushner

357 Our cheeks rosy with engagement intoxication, my fiancée Madhavi and I gush over our visions for our...

Jewish and Weddings, Wedding Planning, Wedding Recap, Weddings

When Life Gets in the Way of Planning a Wedding

By Faye Rapoport DesPres

425 In March, a friend I have known since childhood met me at David’s Bridal in Natick, Mass., to...

In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Recap, Weddings

Working Out Our Wedding Ceremony Led to Working Out Our Marriage

By Mindy McMahon

390 This month will mark twenty years since Tim and I became engaged and July will be nineteen years since...

Wedding Ceremony, Weddings

A Jewish Wedding Under $2,500

By Rachel Rourke

1082 It was 18 years ago that I married the love of my life, my then-Catholic husband, Jay. We were young,...

Wedding Planning, Weddings

A Sample Interfaith Wedding Ceremony

By 18Doors

Return to the Jewish Wedding Guide for Interfaith Couples. Opening Remarks and Blessing Rabbi: Welcome family...

Clergy Weddings, Two Faith Wedding, Wedding Ceremony, Weddings

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