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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