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Categories:
- Planning (11)
- Proposals and engagement (5)
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- The ceremony (32)
- The ketubah (4)
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Bashert (Orthodox view)
- Is the idea of a Bashert a traditional or religious belief? How does one know if they have found their Bashert?
Bashert (Conservative view)
- I am getting married soon and wanted to learn more about the concept of the Bashert or Soul Mate. It is a concept important to us and we want to be sure to include it in our ceremony. We have checked with libraries and have been unsuccessful. Since we consider this to be a spiritual rather than religious ceremony, it may be most appropriate for a Rabbi with a more liberal approach to respond to this however, we are not opposed to an Orthodox or Conservative approach.
Can a Cohen marry a divorcee?
- A Kohen and a Jewish woman who is divorced from a gentile (she has no children) have fallen deeply in love and are seriously considering marriage. The Kohen has reassured the Jewish woman (whom he has slept with) that marriage should not be an obstacle since according to Jewish law, she was never really married or divorced since the marriage was to a non-Jew. Is this true? Is there any interpretation of Jewish Law which would allow the Kohen to marry the woman and still retain his Kohen privileges?
Can a marriage be annulled?
- When can a marriage be annulled rather than having to receive a "get". If a couple was married for only three months, must they receive a "get"?
Can I participate in a Christian wedding ceremony?
- I am in the process of converting and have been asked to read a poem at my brother's wedding. It is not going to be held in a church (outdoor), but I'm sure that it will be a Christian clergyman performing the ceremony. I know my brother would understand if I didn't say the poem, but he would be hurt if I didn't go to the wedding. What do I do?
Does a wedding go on when someone has died?
- In the case of the Kennedy situation, what happens if the same situation occurred to a Jewish family with an impending wedding. Does the wedding go forward without a reception? or with a reception?
How do you know when you are ready to get married?
- How do you know when you are ready to get married?
Is it true that the rabbi doesn't really marry the couple?
- Is it true that the rabbi doesn't really marry the couple and that they actually marry themselves? How does that work?
Laws of whom a Kohen can marry
- I am a Kohen. Why is it that I cannot marry a convert? Aren't they just as Jewish as someone born Jewish? And if it is becuase of sexual relations previously, I have another question: does that also mean cannot marry a woman who was born Jewish, but is not a virgin?
Marriage and age
- I am interested in knowing why the Jewish community frowns onan older Jewish woman marrying a non-Jewish male specificallyfor the purposes of companionship in old age and not forthe purpose of having a family.
Orthodox gay marriage?
- Is there an Orthodox Rabbi that would perform a marriage for two gay Jewish men (who are observant and shomer shabbat)?
Prayer for healing
- My grandfather is terminally ill with cancer. I just want to know if there is a prayer I can say every day until he passes away asking that he can go peacefully with little pain and that my family and myself can have enough strength to get through it OK.
What are the "sheva brachot" (meaning the wedding feasts)?
- What are the "sheva brachot" (meaning the wedding feasts)?
What are the rules about marrying a divorced woman?
- What are the rules on marrying a divorced woman, and how does the Orthodox Community feel about this joining?
What is meant by marriage being a "covanent" with God?
- What is meant by marriage being a "covanent" with God? Can you explain in what way marriage is a "covanent" with God according to Jewish belief?
What is the Conservative position was on Kohanim marrying converts or divorcees?
- What is the Conservative position was on Kohanim marrying converts or divorcees?
Who exactly can't a Kohen marry (besides a divorcee)?
- Who exactly can't a Kohen marry (besides a divorcee)? I have heard everything from "she must be a virgin" to "as long as she was monogamous and serious about the person(s) she had sex with". What if the guy was a non-Jew? What if she was a Baalas Teshuvah and a true Tinokes B'mishpat? What if the man is a Kohen (Baal Teshuvah) and he does not fit the same standards imposed upon his potential bride? Can a Kohen "give up" his status as a Kohen?
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