Weddings on Chanukkah | Issues in Halacha

on December 13th, 2009 · No Comments | Customs & Traditions, Interesting

A Chanukah wedding may have a number of halachic implications for both the couple and the wedding attendees.

The Mitzvah To Light in Ones Home

The place where a person lights the Chanukah candles is just as important, even more important, than the time when he or she lights. The halacha requires that the Menorah is kindled in one’s place of residence. (Even though, the menorahs are lit in public places such as shuls, one does not fulfill his mitzvah of Chanukka candles with this lighting.) Temporary residence is also considered one’s residence for the purpose of lighting the candles; i.e. the place where a person sleeps that night is the place where he or she should light the menorah.
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The Purifying Waters Of The Mikvah

on September 15th, 2009 · Comments Off | Customs & Traditions

Rabbi Eliyahu Shear

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Imagine the world before creation… the Spirit of G-d hovered over the face of the waters. A topsy-turvy world flooded with water, the source of life. G-d brings light into the world… and darkness. He separates the waters and the dry land is seen. It is here where creation takes places. Life comes into the world. Even the dry earth is filled with a sense of life – or else it would be non-existent. The plants grow, the animals move, and man speaks. (more…)

Kibbudim List

on October 4th, 2008 · Comments Off | Checklists, Customs & Traditions

Your Jewish wedding ceremony isn’t complete without the participation of some of your most distinguished guests. You need witnesses, someone to read the Kesuba, to make the Seven Blessing, a Rabbi to organize and officiate the entire process, and for the grand finale – someone to break the glass, i.e. your husband. Here’s a basic checklist of the honorable roles performed during the ceremony in a standard Ashkenazic wedding.

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Jewish Wedding – A brief overview

on October 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments | Customs & Traditions

The Jewish wedding contains many fascinating and meaningful rituals, symbolic gestures that not only consecrate the new couple’s marriage but bring out the inner beauty of that uniquely human institution. A marriage is a foundation to the Jewish family – the rock and the staple of Jewish continuity. Other articles on the website may go into depth and detail of the wedding ceremony; here we wanted to describe briefly the layout of a traditional Jewish wedding.

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Chuppah

on October 4th, 2008 · Comments Off | Customs & Traditions

A traditional chuppah, especially within Orthodox Judaism, recommends that there be open sky exactly above the chuppah. If the wedding ceremony is held indoors in a hall, sometimes a special opening is built to be opened during the ceremony. ManyHasidim prefer to conduct the entire ceremony outdoors.

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