As the month of Adar tends to add an extra measure of fun, silliness, and humor to Jewish orthodox weddings that coincide with it. We started a flickr group that we hope all of you can join and share with the rest of us some of these great wedding moments.
(images courtesy of Avraham Bank; Marc Berenson)
Here’s also a great video, courtesy of Gordi Studio:
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Make your wedding a dazzler without feeling frazzled
by Pearl Salkin
While wedding day dreams do come true, don’t count on a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make your fantasy a reality.
Making the hundreds of decisions for your flawless wedding day takes time and careful consideration. And if you speed along and don‘t watch your step, you’ll soon be on a collision course with stress and pressure, the two ingredients that can turn a fantastic fairytale into another episode of “Bridezillas.”
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Happy Chanukkah to all the Chatans and Kallahs out there!!! Now that you’ve found a partner with whom you’ll share the rest of your life, and now that your life has gained a new measure of ‘certainty’, and the ‘uncertainty’ of not knowing if you’ll ever meet the one that’s right for you is a thing of the past, now that some of that ‘darkness’ has been illuminated, we wish you to continue to find illumination in all things.
A Chanukah wedding may have a number of halachic implications for both the couple and the wedding attendees.
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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Whether you stand online or go online for your shopping discounts, the shopping season has officially been kicked off. For all of you planning a wedding and setting up the place you’ll call home after that wedding, the shopping season was kicked off the day you said ‘yes’. If you’re in the spending money parsha anyways, you may save a chunk of change by riding the shopping wave. For us shomer shabbos folks, the winter Black Friday is just too short to spend shopping, so finding some great deals online may be the only way to go. Here are some that be of interest to the wedding shopping community.
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