NY WEDDING RABBI LEV HERRNSON​

One way to make your wedding celebration more memorable is to include family heirlooms and other cherished personal items. Use of your...

While the summer might be wedding season for many people, you can renew your marriage vows anytime of the year. Be it your wedding...

While every wedding is magical, festive and beautiful, there’s something special about a wedding that takes place outdoors. Flowers,...

The chuppah is the single most recognizable symbol of a Jewish wedding—other than breaking a glass at the conclusion of the ceremony. ...

Source and Meaning of the Verse Ani l’dodi v’dodi li—“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,” is excerpted from “The Song of Songs”...

Many couples choose to distribute a wedding program or booklet at the onset of their Jewish wedding ceremony. Do you need a booklet at...

At a traditional Jewish wedding, after the processional but before the actual start of the ceremony, the bride will circle clockwise...

Yichud means “singularity” or “consolidation.” In the context of the Jewish wedding, however, yichud means “seclusion” and refers to 10...

Like the marriage you are about to consecrate, choosing a ketubah is an exercise in tradition, creativity, personal preference, and...

A civil marriage license and a ketubah serve different purposes but yes, you need both. The civil marriage license registers your...

After having invested weeks or even months to painstakingly select just the right ketubah, take care not to ruin it. The pen you use to...

A major lifecycle event like a wedding gets everyone’s attention; everyone wants to feel special at such an important event, and...

Your ketubah is your wedding contract. “Ketubah” derives from the Hebrew meaning “committed to writing.” Commiting a wedding agreement...

When his brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flock at Shechem, Jacob said to Joseph, "Go and see how your brothers are faring..."...

Your rabbi will ask you to bring a bottle of kosher white wine to the wedding. No, s/he’s not planning on drinking a few l’chayims with...

Lots of questions typically arise concerning wedding rings. Let’s be clear: only in traditional Jewish circles must your ring must be...

A couple recently challenged the traditional Jewish wedding vows. Recited during the ring exchange under the chuppah (wedding canopy),...

Your wedding day, glorious as it was, is now behind you. Family and friends still talk about your special day, bringing a smile, warmth...

Over the course of any given year, we accumulate things that weigh us down, including the emotional residue of shameful acts, impure...