(The Conversation) — Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with a simple statement: “According to Jewish law, the requirements for a ...
Ben Kutler. left, watches as David Kay takes a drink of grape juice during the Beth El Synagogue 3rd- and 4th-Grade Wedding. Julia Weill, right, played the bride. A couple of kids got “married” the ...
From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with ...
Congregation Shirat Hayam in Massachusetts sheds light on one implication of a changing rabbinic marketplace. (Jewish Journal of Greater Boston via JTA) — Sarah Freudenberger has spent a lot of time ...
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year on ...
A Jewish wedding canopy, or 'chuppah,' made in the 1860s, from the Jewish Museum's collection. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist ...
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