Weddings & Marriage
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History
Ancient Jewish Marriage
Marriage in ancient times was a negotiated match involving an agreement on conditions and payment of a bridal price.
Summer Lovin’-Valentine’s Day Edition- Paul & Shari
PAUL & SHARI ISSERLESWhen/how/where at camp did you meet? The summer of 1994 was the first summer that we were both ...
Just Your Typical Egyptian Mexican American Jew
It is interesting to grow up in an old world family with new world ideas. My childhood dinners were created ...
Interfaith or Multicultural? Words Matter at a Wedding
Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because ...
The Halakhic Prenup: Embracing Religious Tension
I spent the last two years learning in a beit midrash (Jewish hall of study) in Israel. My beit midrash ...
Tu B’Av, Love Yourself Challenge
Last night marked the beginning of the holiday of Tu B’Av. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. ...
Tu B’Av and Saying YES to love
Dear Rabbi,I’m getting married! And I’m wondering if you’ll officiate. The wedding will be before sunset on Saturday and, well, ...
Mother and Daughter Reflect on their First Mikveh Experience
BrendaIn August last year the eldest of our three daughters was married to her long time boyfriend that she met ...
What Should Be At the Top of Your Pre-Wedding To-Do List?
There I was. Twenty years old, newly engaged, and feeling like the luckiest girl in the world! I had a ...
Judaism for Singles or for Families?
I’m getting married next week. Most of the wedding planning is done (but, oy, the table assignments, they continue to ...
Confronting the Awkwardness of Separating During Niddah
The most recent episode of “The Joy of Text” podcast featured a discussion on the time period when couples are ...