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 ...

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 ...

(JTA) — When my wife and I were planning our wedding, we thought it might be cool to hire a klezmer band. This was during the first wave of the klezmer revival, when groups like The Klezmatics and The ...

Jewish ceremonies often take place under a canopy called the chuppah, which symbolizes the home that the couple create together. In a traditional Jewish wedding, the bride circles the groom three or ...

Ms. Elitzur is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish filmmaker. She interviewed members of her community on how they navigate the first night as bride and groom. Marriages among the ultra-Orthodox sometimes happen ...

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