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Author:   Anita Diamant
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780743202558

ISBN 10:   0743202554
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   06 March 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface to the New Edition From the Author Introduction PART ONE: MAKING THE TRADITION YOUR OWN DECISIONS, DECISIONS The Tradition of Marriage Modern Life Making Jewish Choices PART TWO WAYS AND MEANS PLANNING THE WEDDING Choosing a Rabbi When and Where Invitations and Wedding Booklets Wedding Clothes, Wedding Rings The Ketubah The Huppah The Processional Witnesses A Jewish Checklist PLANNING THE PARTY Food and Drink Laughter, Music, and Dance Photographers and Flowers A NOTE ON REMARRIAGE PART THREE CELEBRATIONS AND RITUALS BEFORE THE WEDDING Tenaim: Celebrating Engagement Celebrating Community Spiritual Preparation The Wedding Day UNDER THE HUPPAH Betrothal: The Ring Ceremony Voices of Joy and Gladness Nuptials: The Seven Marriage Blessings Finales BLESSINGS FOR THE SIMCHA Before the Meal Concluding the Festivities Birkat Hamazon -- Blessings after the Meal PART FOUR CREATING A JEWISH HOME LIVING AS BRIDE AND GROOM A Jewish Home Tay Sachs and Allied Diseases Divorce Appendices Notes Glossary Index

Reviews

Rabbi Lawrence HoffmanProfessor of Liturgy, Hebrew Union College and cofounder of Synagogue 2000An extraordinary revision of an extraordinary book -- the first and still best guide to what every couple should think about in planning a Jewish wedding.

Author Information

Anita Diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in The Boston Globe Magazine and Parenting magazine. The author of three prior novels, including the international bestseller THE RED TENT, she lives in Massachusetts with her husband and daughter. Visit her website at www.anitadiamant.com

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