Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Jewish wedding canopy, or 'chuppah,' made in the 1860s, from the Jewish Museum's collection. Fine Art Images/Heritage ...

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It’s one of the most recognized rituals of a Jewish wedding — and it’s long been stoked with controversy. Under the wedding canopy, the bride circles the groom seven times. Why seven — and why even do ...

The inaugural exhibit at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s new library challenges assumptions about the way Jewish weddings have “always” been done. But the inaugural exhibit at the newly opened ...

JERUSALEM — My daughter was preparing for her wedding when the siren blared. In the bomb shelter in her Jerusalem apartment building, a friend touched up her makeup. They heard the booms outside — the ...

Multicultural weddings are a beautiful testament to a couple’s — and their families’ — dedication to each other. It’s a blending of old and new traditions, a willingness to compromise, and a coming ...

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 ...

breaking bread as being a bond makes sense with what I've read/learnt/heard. Breaking bread as saying "I'll break my body for you" I have never seen anywhere (in the talmud or elsewhere). Doesn't mean ...

While reality TV junkies don’t usually look to their favorite shows as shining beacons of cultural representation, this season of Netflix's hit series, Love Is Blind, is offering a different ...

(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 ...