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Sanctifying Intimate Relationships

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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 mikveh. Sanctifying our intimate relationships elevates these unions and gives them a context of meaning and joy.

Latest Rituals

A new version of erusin focusing on the vulnerability of intimacy and the holiness of committed relationships

Bride and groom holding hands and smiling at each other under a wedding arch.

Seven blessings to offer at a wedding loosely based on the traditional sheva brakhot

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Looking forward to a day when all loving couples can rejoice under the huppah in a marriage recognized by federal and state law

Floral arch on a beach with candles on a table beneath, ocean and sky in the background.

A ritual meant for a couple to really see each other, as if for the first time, on their wedding day

Close-up of hands pouring water from a blue ceramic jug into a matching bowl, symbolizing a ceremonial act.

A Jewish version of renewing vows to celebrate an anniversary or life change or to re-commit after a particular trying time or marital crisis

Floral arch on a beach with candles on a table beneath, ocean and sky in the background.

A contemporary tisch focused on bringing grateful awareness to the wedding day

People holding hands around a candlelit dinner table with wine and plates, creating a cozy atmosphere.

When, under traditional Jewish law, you can get married and when you cannot, where to hold a wedding, and whom to invite

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Who can officiate at a Jewish wedding? How do you find them, and what should you ask?

bride and groom under canopy

A checklist for planning a Jewish wedding

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What to wear, what to bring, what to do as a wedding guest

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