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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 ...
BOSTON (JTA) – Veiled brides holding white bouquets; a gold-colored chuppah; the signing of ketubahs, Jewish marriage contracts; lively Jewish music wafting through a social hall as guests danced the ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony was essentially a transfer of property: A woman went from being the ...
The Riemer family is something of a rarity in the Jewish world of post-Communist Central Europe. Not only are Daniel Riemer and his wife Magda both Jewish, but both of their 20-something daughters, ...
Is it possible that the first iconic Jewish picture of the decade is of an interfaith marriage? Photographs taken Saturday show the Jewish groom wearing a yarmulke and a crumpled tallit staring into ...
Amy Winehouse will marry in a traditional Jewish wedding to Blake Fielder-Civil - who will convert to the faith on her request, it has been reported. The pair are both known for drinking and partying ...
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Traditional ...