Customary Dress Code When Attending a Jewish Wedding

A Jewish wedding being strictly a religious ceremony and a civil one as well, requires that not only the bride and groom observe proper dress codes but also the guests. When inviting friends, make sure that you advise them accordingly on the customs and traditions that are observed so that they would not be out [...]

The Jewish Viewpoint on the Issues of Contraception and Abortion

Judaism has very strict rules on the issues of birth control, family planning and abortion. However, since all circumstances cannot be cut-and-dried or meet specific and exact conditions, Jewish Law provides for conditions wherein contraception and abortion may be performed in consonance with the commandments. By tradition, Jewish Law strongly disagrees with birth control and [...]

Common Practices after a Jewish Wedding

Jewish law requires that the entire community bring joy and happiness to both the bride and groom which is why there are customs and traditions that are necessary to be performed and observe after the wedding ceremony. These customs go as far back as the time of the Patriarchs during which the time Torah was [...]

Customary Practices during a Jewish Wedding

Customary practices of a Jewish wedding are a combination of religious and social traditions rooted in the culture of the Jews for thousands of years. Although there may be variations in today’s performance of Jewish weddings, they have not deviated radically but have exerted great effort to maintain the symbolic depiction of the rituals. There [...]

Traditions and Preparations for a Jewish Wedding

Customary rituals and practices of Jewish weddings are almost no different from their Christian counterparts including those of other religions and culture. Although variations may exist and are conspicuous, they are basically similar in intent. Just like any other religion and culture, there are traditions and customs that must be adhered to before a Jewish [...]

An Overview of Jewish Marriage

Traditional Jewish marriages follow the guidelines as set out in the Talmud. Although Jewish marriage conventions follow age-old traditions including the use of a matchmaker, they also provide for divorce and prenuptial agreements – practices which are only commonly thought of as influence of today’s modern society. Very little guidance is contained in the Torah [...]