A couple’s first-person account of the process of creating their wedding ceremony
The text of the sheva brakhot in Hebrew and translation, an explantion, feminist considerations, two alternative same-sex texts, and an additional prayer for heterosexual couples to add for same-sex partners whose love is not yet sanctified and recognized in the same way
A look at the sociological and demographic implications of intermarriage in the Jewish community along with things a prospective interfaith couple should know about Jewish attitudes, family, rabbinic officiation, the ceremony, negotiating the Jewish community after the wedding, and conversion
A brief article describing the practice of kiddushin (the first part of the wedding ceremony) and modern variations and alternatives
A brief explanation of the custom of the huppah, ideas on creating one’s own huppah, and an explanation of circling
Origins of practices and the simplification of the betrothal-marriage process
An article about the ketubah, or wedding contract, which describes its history, new ketubot, egalitarian ketubot, and alternatives to the ketubah
A thoughtful article about how two modern brides reconciled tradition and feminism in their weddings
A brief description of this ritual, traditionally only practiced for the groom, but now embraced by both members of the couple, separately or together
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