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Beyond breaking the glass : a spiritual guide to your Jewish wedding / by Nancy H. Wiener.
LIBRA BM713 .W54 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiener, Nancy H., 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish marriage customs and rites.
- Marriage--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Marriage.
- Reform Judaism--Customs and practices.
- Reform Judaism.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Central Conference of American Rabbis Press, 2001.
- Contents:
- Mah Nishtanah: What Makes This Different? Liberal Judaism's Distinctive Approach
- Informed Jewish Decision-Making and You
- An Evolutionary View of Jewish History and Customs
- Judaism: An Ongoing Conversation
- Responding to Ever-Changing Circumstances
- Reform Jewish Decision-Making: A Model to Consider
- Contemporary Considerations
- Remarriage
- Same-Sex Marriage
- A Holy Relationship
- So, What Does All of This Have to Do With Your Wedding?
- How Have Jewish Weddings Evolved?
- What Innovations Did the Reform Movement Introduce?
- What is the Meaning of Your Kiddushin in the Contemporary Reform Community?
- A Holy Transformation: Your Kiddushin
- On the Day of Your Kiddushin
- Beginning the Ceremony
- The Wedding Canopy / Chuppah
- Arriving at the Chuppah
- Circling
- Betrothal Ceremony / Kiddushin-Erusin
- Welcome / Blessing of Welcome
- Blessing for Wine
- Blessing of Betrothal / Birkat Erusin
- The Ketubah
- Reading Your Ketubah
- Signing Your Ketubah
- Marriage Ceremony / Nisuin-Chuppah
- Vows and Rings
- The Wedding Address
- Seven Blessings / Sheva B'rachot
- Breaking a Glass
- The Pronouncement
- Additional Blessings
- Shehecheyanu
- The Priestly Blessing / Birkat Kohanim
- Some Pre-Ceremony Rituals
- Fasting
- Veiling / B'deken
- Tisch
- Time Alone After the Ceremony / Yichud
- Involving Friends and Relatives in the Ceremony
- A Holy Context: The Non-Ritual Elements
- Creating a Holy Context
- Planning With Intention / Kavanah
- Engaging Clergy.
- A Modern Jewish Phenomenon
- Availability and Fees
- Choosing Clergy
- Choosing a Date
- Considering Your Personal Calendar
- Considering the Jewish Calendar
- Considering Convenience
- Choosing a Location
- The Wedding Party
- The Reception
- Rejoicing and Recognition
- Tzedakah: Sharing Your Good Fortune With Others
- Food, Music and Photographic Mementos
- Cost
- Clothing
- A Wedding Booklet
- A Holy Process: Personal and Spiritual Preparation
- Setting Time Aside Before Your Kiddushin
- Gaining Clarity About Your Relationship
- T'nai-im
- Getting or Making a Ketubah
- Some Preparatory Customs
- Aufruf
- Mikveh
- Henna
- Food and Music
- Remembering the Past
- Interfaith Marriage Ceremonies
- The Reform Movement's Stance
- Your Shared History of Religious Decision-Making
- Religious Decision-Making and Your Wedding
- Choosing an Officiant
- Ceremony Checklist
- Planning Time Line
- Chuppot
- Ketubot
- Vow Variations
- Sheva B'rachot Variations
- Blessing After Meals / Birkat HaMazon for Weddings
- Resources in the Reform Movement.
- ISBN:
- 0881230979
- 9780881230970
- OCLC:
- 45791372
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