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How to Connect Your Wedding to Your Congregational Community
An aufruf is a blessing offered for an engaged couple during a synagogue service shortly before the wedding.
There's More to the Haggadah Than Meets the Eye
The Passover Haggadah can be read in the simplest form without much interpretation, but, in fact, the Haggadah is itself interpretation, or midrash.
To Revolt or Not? Deciphering Passover's Secret Code
Because Passover commemorates the liberation of our ancestors from slavery in Egypt, one might think the seder would more likely resemble an ancient Egyptian meal. The seder, in fact, replicates the feast of a later oppressor – the Romans – from reclining, washing hands, beginning with an egg, dipping in salt water, wine libations, and discussions of the afikomen (Greek for “revelry”).
4 Ways to Create Your Most Welcoming Passover Seder Ever
Because Judaism compels us to welcome guests into our “open tent,” it’s important to ensure that your seder is warm, inviting, and audaciously hospitable.
7 Great Haggadot if You Have Young Children at Your Seder
For Passover's ideas to be accessible to even the youngest children, everyone tastes, touches, smells, hears, and sees symbols from the story, using a guide book called a Haggadah.
A Day in the Life of a Rabbi: Nine Students, a Baby, and a Wedding
Not every day in the life of a rabbi is as busy as today was for me, but days like this one remind me why I love my job. The day included teaching in our congregation’s religious school, leading the conversion of a six-month-old baby, participating in an interfaith dialogue group, and officiating at a wedding.
How to Create an Inclusive Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Here are 10 ways you can recognize and honor both partners’ backgrounds in your wedding ceremony and celebration.
5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Wedding Date
Choosing your wedding date is not always easy and Jewish weddings come with their own set of date considerations.
Parents' Blessings on Your Wedding Day
For couples, one way to express gratitude to those who raised them is to invite their parents (step-parents and grandparents, too) to offer them a blessing on their wedding day.
Checklists for Your Wedding Day
Designated helpers and a plan of action, as well as checklists, will help ensure all your preparations come together beautifully for your Jewish wedding.