Huppah (Wedding Canopy)
A brief explanation of the custom of the huppah, ideas on creating one’s own huppah, and an explanation of circling
Kavannot (Orientations) for the Seven Wedding Benedictions
Taken from traditional sources and intended to be read prior to each of the seven wedding blessings
Seven Circles
A poem to be read before or during circling under the huppah
Abbreviated Sheva Brakhot
Seven blessings for a Jewish wedding suitable for pluralistic or non-religious ceremonies
Spilling out Wine: A New Wedding Blessing
Under the huppah, a heterosexual couple expressed their sadness for the inequitable status of same-sex couples
Abbreviated Sheva Berakhot
Suitable for pluralistic or non-religious ceremonies
Trans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service
A ritual template for creating a Jewish wedding service that celebrates gender and sexual diversity
From Dowries to Smashed Dishes
Origins of practices and the simplification of the betrothal-marriage process
Tena’im
True and certain, established and enduring, fair and faithful, beloved and cherished, delightful and pleasant, awesome and powerful, correct and accepted, good and beautiful is this affirmation to us forever […]
Self-Authored Tena’im
Created by a bride and groom in their personal spirit, with an exchange of gifts fulfilling the tradition of kinyan, the “bride price”
