Category: Marriage and Divorce

Ketubah might be the most important contract of all. The document that guards the most important treasure in the world - our marriage.

Boaz Davidoff November 14, 2024 Lifecycles Living

The Get or “decree of divorce,” plays a fundamental role in the Jewish life cycle of a couple whose marriage has come to an end ...

Daniela Rusowsky November 3, 2024 Divorce Halakhah

Getting engaged, like other lifecycle events in Judaism, offers us a chance to opt-in to this wonderful and rewarding project we call Judaism

Rabbi Malka Michel October 30, 2024 Divorce Engagement

There are times when a Jewish wedding can happen and times when weddings cannot, either according to laws or customs.

Rabbi Carl Astor, The Observant Life (Book) June 26, 2024 Holidays Lifecycles

Jews see marriage as mitzvah based on biblical and rabbinic texts. Marriage is seen as important for spirituality and closeness with God.

Rabbi Carl Astor, The Observant Life (Book) June 26, 2024 Learning Lifecycles

"We were learning what being married Jewishly means and what's important to us as a couple, then inscribing that into the wedding ceremony."

Emily Jaeger May 29, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles

There are many Jewish wedding customs out there, finding the right ones for you can help you explore the more subtle emotions of the event. ...

Emily Jaeger May 15, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles

Making the choices for our queer wedding ceremony including the ceremony, ketubah, sheva berachot, circling, and breaking the glass.

Rabbi Becca Walker May 15, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles

Rabbi Barmash's new teshuvah empowers women and infuses the rites of marriage and divorce with more equality and dignity for both partners.

Rabbi Deborah Megdal May 8, 2023 CJLS Divorce

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