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wedding

The bride and groom, Ophir Haberer and Adi Aboody, exit the chuppah after the ceremony with family and friends applauding. (Photo/JTA-Luna Munn Photography)
Posted inUnions

Their wilderness-inspired Jewish wedding featured an animal-skin ketubah and ‘first fruits’ altar

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA August 8, 2022

The rain lasted all night, forcing the dance party into a nearby barn. But the bride saw the unexpected downpour as a blessing. “In earth-based Judaism, there’s so much emphasis […]

Joan Gelfand's daughter and son-in-law on their wedding day in Berlin.
Posted inOpinion

How God showed up to our daughter’s interfaith wedding in Berlin

Joan Gelfand by Joan Gelfand December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Aminah Ha Rofah (left) and Micael Ben Shaleahk under the chuppah at their Oct. 17 wedding in Davis. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inNews

Vows, broom jumping and vegan cake: a soulful Hebrew Israelite wedding in Davis

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 10, 2021October 15, 2024
a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
Posted inMixed & Matched

Can I have an Orthodox conversion with a non-Jewish husband?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Rabbis Becca Walker (left) and Ariella Rosen became the first same-sex rabbinical couple to be married in the Conservative movement. (Photo/JTA-Kelly Prizel Photography)
Posted inUnions

Their same-sex rabbinical wedding was a historic first for the Conservative movement

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA November 10, 2021
a flowery wedding canopy at sunset by the beach
Posted inMixed & Matched

Creating an interfaith wedding inspired by Jewish tradition

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler June 9, 2021
Rebecca Rose and Peter Kacherginsky exchange NFTs after the ring ceremony at their March 14 wedding. (Photo/Julie Mikos)
Posted inTech

I am my beloved’s, and so is this nonfungible token

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
A chuppah awaits a wedding couple. (Photo/JTA-Mendy Hechtman-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Britain’s Liberal rabbis begin allowing interfaith couples to get married under a chuppah

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 6, 2020October 6, 2020
Miriam Nehama Ani and Brandon Waloff at their Zoom wedding, May 31, 2020. (Photo/Éli Zaturanski-Visage Studios)
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Oakland couple was hesitant, but Zoom wedding proved to be ‘magical’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 15, 2020June 18, 2020
Ellen Spiro (left) and Rabbi Sydney Mintz at their wedding in San Francisco on July 26. (Marc Estoque)
Posted inUnions

Kumquats, Trump, a van and a Vespa: building blocks for everlasting love

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

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