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The Jewish Wedding
Dating, Weddings and Marriage in Jewish Tradition
Two can become one -- when soulmates tap into the singular soul they share. Join us as we explore this quest for oneness, as empowered by the timeless laws and traditions of the Jewish wedding and marriage .
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The Jewish Wedding
Soul Fusion
A Jewish wedding is a tapestry woven from many threads: biblical, historical, mystical and legal. Threads forming a chain of Jewish continuity which goes back more than 3,800 years...
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Why are men and women separated at Chassidic weddings?
By Chana Weisberg
Question: Recently I attended a Chassidic wedding in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. My question is, why are men and women separated by a partition? Answer: It must have been quite an experience for you to attend a Chassidic wedding! The reason for the ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture » Why are men and women separated at Chassidic weddings?
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Public Displays of Affection?
I was just at a friend’s wedding who I haven’t seen since college and who has become Orthodox. At the wedding, they never held hands and didn’t even kiss at the end of the ceremony. Is this how a couple that is supposedly in love acts?
Women » Dear Rachel » Marriage » Public Displays of Affection?
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Wedding Customs
By Nissan Dovid Dubov
What are our customs at a Jewish wedding? Where do these customs stem from?
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » Jewish Law » Wedding Customs
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Why Does a Bride Wear a Veil?
By Aron Moss
I want to do things right, but I'm not particularly turned on by the veil thing. It seems a bit outdated
Lifecycles » Marriage » The Jewish Wedding » Readings & Tools » Essays and Insights » Why Does a Bride Wear a Veil?
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Parshas Yisro
From the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VI, p. 107ff. I. “And on the third day, when it was morning, there were sounds (Kolos) and lightning; and there was a heavy cloud on the mountain. And the sound (Kol) of the shofar [resounded] very powerfully... And the sound (Kol) ...
Spirituality » Chassidic Texts » Crown Jewels » Shmos » Parshas Yisro
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The Merging of Two Souls
A Bride Describes the Experience of an Orthodox Jewish Wedding
By Sara Esther Crispe
I am having my hair done, my nails, my makeup. But within, I am in a completely different world. My focus is on the new life I am about to embark upon. I keep his picture in my mind, his words in my heart and his being engraved in my soul. It is my ...
Lifecycles » Marriage » The Jewish Wedding » Readings & Tools » Essays and Insights » The Merging of Two Souls
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Marriage and Family Life
By Pesach and Chana Burston
Do You Know Your Bride? Why does the groom place an opaque veil over his bride’s face? The father of the first Jewish family, Jacob, was a victim of a last-minute switch. His father-in-law substituted Leah, the older of his two daughters, for Rachel, the ...
Library » Stories » Bookshelf » Chicken Soup for the Neshamah » Marriage and Family Life
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Ring, Round and Roof
The three mysteries of marriage
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Eliezer gave Rebecca a ring, betrothing her to Isaac; ever since, rings, circles and enveloping structures have facilitated the union of man and woman. The Kabbalistic masters delve into the mystery of the circle to understand the unifying force that ...
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