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Ariella Brown
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Ariella launched Kallah Magazine and the site of the same name in 2005 for Jewish brides (and grooms) with practical advice and helpful resources. An English PhD who has taught at various colleges, she is passionate about quality writing and is putting together a wedding guide book. Contact Ariella with your wedding concerns, questions and comments.


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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
As far as I know, there is no source in Jewish law or history that indicates a diamond ring is the symbol of engagement. Since the diamond ring has...
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
A diamond is known as the hardest substance on earth. ( It has the top rank of 10 on the Mohs scale.) Taking its hardness as a sign of durability, a...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
The title says it all, Bridal Bargains. I highly recommend it myself. I is very thorough. I particularly appreciated the explanation of why it...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
After all the blessings are recited, and the bride and groom have sipped from the cup of wine, a glass is broken to remind us that we are not...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
I set up a page on KallahMagazine.com with organzied links to the articles that cover the customs and rituals of the Jewish wedding. It's at...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
The nesuin part of the wedding ceremony takes place after the kethuba is read. A minyan [quorum of ten] must be present for the recitation of the...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
In Made in Heaven: A Jewish Wedding Guide, (Moznaim Publishing, 1983 p. 55), Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan explains why the bride gives her groom a tallith on or...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
In Parshas Chayei Sarah, we see the the details of a wedding for the first time in the Bible. Obviously, there were couples married before Yitzchak...
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Whether you spell it chuppah, chupah, chupa, huppa, huppah, or hupa, it all refers to the wedding canopy. The chuppah represents a home that the new...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
After the bride receives the ring, the erusin [betrothal] is complete, and the wedding ceremony progresses to nesuin [marriage] and its accompanying...
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