Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
Intimate relationships bring two people together in a unique emotional and physical connection. This is something to celebrate, whether through the public festivity of a wedding, or in the private reflection of immersion in the mikvehThe ritual bath. The waters of the mikveh symbolically purify – they are seen as waters of rebirth. A convert immerses in the mikveh as part of conversion. Many Orthodox married women go to the mikveh following their period and before resuming sexual relations. Couples go to the mikveh before being married. Many, including some men, immerse before Yom Kippur; some go every Friday before Shabbat.. Sanctifying our intimate relationships elevates these unions and gives them a context of meaning and joy.
Watch this video to learn about three interpretations for breaking a glass at a Jewish wedding ceremony
Watch this video for a quick overview of the recipe for a Jewish wedding ceremony
A havdalah candle-lighting ritual as part of a Jewish-Christian interfaith wedding performed on a Saturday night
Using water in place of wine or grape juice when making kiddush
A ceremony in place of an auf ruf for an interfaith couple before their wedding
Liturgy of the sheva brakhot adapted for a lesbian wedding or two people identified as female
Language for ring exchange that recognizes ever-evolving laws of Moses
Revamping the traditional betrothal blessing to move away from the language of forbidden relationships
Honoring seven role models by asking for their blessing
A new version of erusin focusing on the vulnerability of intimacy and the holiness of committed relationships
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