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Each Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding − and so does the celebration of their life together

A Jewish wedding canopy, or 'chuppah,' made in the 1860s, from the Jewish Museum's collection. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist ...
The Boston Globe

Married decades ago in Ukraine, three couples have Jewish wedding ceremony in Brighton

Three long-married couples from Ukraine who weren’t able to have a religious wedding decades ago amid Soviet suppression of religion celebrated Tuesday evening with traditional Jewish wedding ...
Jewish Journal

The Marriage Officiant Who Creates Unique Wedding Experiences

Todd Shotz officiates at Moe Davidowitz and Lucinda Anguay’s wedding with nods to Anguay’s Hawaiian heritage. Photo by Martin V Photography Wedding officiant Todd Shotz takes great pride in creating ...
The Forward

They were denied Jewish weddings in the Soviet Union. So these 3 couples just got married again.

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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

This Jewish couple ended their three-country wedding tour with a colorful Oaxacan ceremony

Hallie Applebaum and Elan Raffel met online during the pandemic. Their first in-person date lasted two weeks. (JTA) — For the third of their three weddings, Hallie Applebaum and Elan Raffel set up a ...
Jewish Journal

Many Israelis Walk Down Wedding Aisle Less Traveled

Alternative wedding celebrations are on the rise in Israel. From celebrity ceremony officiators to personalized ketubahs and hand-written vows, Jewish wedding ceremonies in Israel are no longer all ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Cory Booker has long embraced Jewish tradition. Now he has married a Jewish woman.

The New Jersey senator tied the knot with Alexis Lewis in an interfaith ceremony that featured a rabbi and Jewish rituals.

Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony

The couple married at a courthouse in Newark days before hosting an intimate wedding in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. They ...
Religion News Service

Each Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding − and so does the celebration of their life together

(The Conversation) — Anita Diamant, the prolific writer and Jewish feminist activist, begins her book “The Jewish Wedding Now” with a simple statement: “According to Jewish law, the requirements for a ...
The Forward

This Jewish couple ended their three-country wedding tour with a colorful Oaxacan ceremony

(JTA) — For the third of their three weddings, Hallie Applebaum and Elan Raffel set up a chuppah in Oaxaca, the Mexican city where they first confessed their love for each other. Oaxaca is a vibrant ...
The Jewish Exponent

This Jewish Couple Ended Their Wedding Tour with a Colorful Oaxacan Ceremony

For the third of their three weddings, Hallie Applebaum and Elan Raffel set up a chuppah in Oaxaca, the Mexican city where they first confessed their love for each other. Oaxaca is a vibrant hub of ...