5 "Jewish Weddings" Category Articles

Learn about 5 Jewish wedding traditions that are commonly included in traditional, modern, and interfaith Jewish weddings – from ketubah signing, to the meaning of the chuppah, the excitement of the tisch and bedeken veiling ceremony, the Seven Blessings, and breaking the glass. With scripts and how-to information for couples and wedding officiants who are asked to officiate. Mazel Tov!

Committee members of the Conservative Judaism movement's Rabbinical Assembly (RA) decided last week to uphold a ban that prohibits Conservative Rabbis from officiating interfaith weddings between Jewish and non-Jewish spouses. The topic will be revisited during the RA's upcoming convention. Learn about the prevalence of interfaith marriages in Conservative Judaism, and find resources for officiants asked to officiate an interfaith Jewish wedding, including wedding ceremony scripts and more.

Learn about the ketubah signing ceremony, traditional and modern Jewish wedding contracts, how ketubah reading takes the place of wedding vows, options for modern and gay couples, and tips for wedding officiants.

Learn about the symbolism of the chuppah, the traditional Jewish wedding canopy, and its place within modern Jewish marriage ceremonies.

COVID-19 is pushing more and more religious functions online, such as the Jewish Universalist Online Synagogue, which ordained 162 Rabbis and Cantors over the internet last week