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Zivotofsky, Ari
"What's the Truth about ... a Chatan and Kallah Not Seeing Each Other Before the Wedding?," Zivotofsky, Ari. Jewish Action, 65:4, 2005.
Synopsis: Rabbi Zivotofsky explains that the custom that a bride and groom not see each other in the week before the wedding is a long standing tradition that has no basis in Talmudic or medieval writings.
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Feldman, Daniel Z.
"The Development of Minhag as a Reflection of Halakhic Values: The Pre-Wedding Fast," Feldman, Daniel Z.. Tradition, 35:1, 2001, 44-54.
Synopsis: This article analyzes the development of a minhag (ritual custom) and how it has infiltrated into Jewish law as quasi-halakha. Feldman specifically discusses the custom of the bride and groom to fast on their wedding day.
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Greenberg, Blu
"Modern Marriage the Jewish Way," Greenberg, Blu. JOFA Journal, 1:3, 1999.
Synopsis: In her introduction to the first JOFA Journal dedicated to the subject of weddings, Greenberg articulates JOFA's message on navigating modern and traditional paradigms of marriage.
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Greenberg, Blu
"Marriage in the Jewish Tradition," Greenberg, Blu. Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 22, 1985.
Synopsis: In her article, Greenberg traces the various stages of marriage in Jewish tradition. She stresses the importance and integrity of marriage through an investigation of various sources and ideas.
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Greenberg, Blu
"Marriage: A Jewish Perspective," Greenberg, Blu. The Family Handbook: The Family, Religion and Culture, 1998.
Synopsis: Greenberg discusses the Jewish perspective on marriage and expounds upon the Jewish interpretation of healthy relationship requirements such as compatibility, companionship, intimacy and sexuality, exclusivity and fidelity.
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Lau, Binyamin
"The Two Objectives of the Institution of Marriage," Lau, Binyamin. Milin Havivin, 3, December, 2007, 52-67.
Synopsis: R. Dr. Lau presents two objectives of marriage in order to examine the framework for building a Jewish marriage and to discuss the halakhic possibility of a married couple delaying fulfillment of the commandment to procreate.
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Lichtenstein, Rabbi Aharon
"Of Marriage: Relationships and Relations," Lichtenstein, Rabbi Aharon. Tradition, 39:2, Summer 2005, 7-35.
Synopsis: R. Lichtenstein presents a frank, non-roseated discussion of Jewish attitudes towards sexuality and the models in rabbinic literature for relationships between men and women.
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Rackman, Emanuel
"Ethical Norms in the Jewish Law of Marriage," Rackman, Emanuel. Judaism, 3, 1954, 221-228.
Synopsis: This essay discusses the issue of formally taking a wife from an ethical perspective.
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Weiss, Melanie
"How does a modern Orthodox feminist get married?," Weiss, Melanie. Lilith, 33:1, Spring, 2008, 15-17.
Synopsis: An unnamed woman relates to the author her thoughts about how she understands herself as an Orthodox feminist on the brink of getting married, grappling with some of the traditional elements of an Orthodox wedding, and how she and her groom-to-be personalized their wedding ceremony.
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Wright, Tamra and Michael J. Harris
"Love, Learning and Laundry: Gender Roles Within Jewish Marriage," Wright, Tamra and Michael J. Harris. JOFA 5th International Conference.
Synopsis: This session explores a number of texts that present different models of gender roles within Jewish marriage as well as the societal factors which shape the perceptions of contemporary Orthodox women and men concerning gender roles.
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Biale, Rachel
Women and Jewish Law: The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today. Biale, Rachel. Knopf, 1995.
Synopsis: How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for "informed change" in the status of women in Jewish life.
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Blau, Rivkah, ed.
Gender Relationships in Marriage and Out. Blau, Rivkah, ed.. Ktav, 2007.
Synopsis: This book, which focuses on issues of marriage, sexuality, and relationships, is comprised of 12 essays that originated as papers delivered during the Orthodox Forum in New York City in 2005. The essays can be divided into three categories. The first contains two essays about rabbinic attitudes to sexuality. The second group of articles addresses the phenomenon of the growing number of Jewish singles and the later ages at which Jewish men and women marry. The last group includes discussions of pre-marital guidance about sexuality and marriage. There is also a chapter about the development of a curriculum to provide comprehensive life values and intimacy education.
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Broyde, Michael J.
Marriage, Sex and Family in Judaism : The Past, Present, and Future. Broyde, Michael J.. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., September 2005.
Synopsis: This edited collection explores Jewish marriage from both a historical and a contemporary perspective, focusing on the religious construct of marriage and the social impact of family in the Jewish community. It is intended to help explain the present and the immediate future in light of exceedingly ancient Jewish perspectives on family and marriage.
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Broyde, Michael J. and Ausubel, Michael, eds.
Marriage, Sex, and Family in Judaism: The Past, Present, and Future. Broyde, Michael J. and Ausubel, Michael, eds.. Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
Synopsis: This book contains 11 essays on the conception of sex, marriage, and family throughout Jewish history. The essays include Michael Berger's analysis of "Maimonides on Sex and Marriage" and Michael Broyde's discussion of how monogamy overtook polygamy and concubinage as the exclusive model of Jewish marriage.
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Bulka, Reuven
Jewish Marriage: A Halakhic Ethic. Bulka, Reuven. Ktav, 1986.
Synopsis: The first comprehensive manual to deal with all facets of marriage within a halakhic framework, informed by the author's experience as an Orthodox rabbi and a psychologist specializing in marital counseling. Included are chapters dealing with the place of love in life and marriage, the engagement period, the ethics and goals of marriage, marital peace, conjugal relations in theory and practice, and divorce.
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Diamant, Anita
The New Jewish Wedding. Diamant, Anita. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Synopsis: This book offers a step-by-step guidance to planning the wedding ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer.
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Friedman, Avraham Peretz
Martial Intimacy: A Traditional Jewish Approach. Friedman, Avraham Peretz. Jason Aronson, 1996.
Synopsis: This book presents a traditional Jewish approach to the complex and multifaceted subject of intimacy in the Jewish marriage, misinterpreted by some as centering around the denial of pleasure. Friedman presents the rudiments of a traditional Jewish approach to marital intimacy, intended to serve as an introduction to the vast body of Torah literature on this subject.
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Kaplan, Rabbi Aryeh
Made in Heaven: A Jewish Wedding Guide. Kaplan, Rabbi Aryeh. Mozanim, 1983.
Synopsis: This book is a resource for those planning or performing a wedding and are interested in easily understanding Jewish traditions and law.
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Knohl, Elyashiv
The Marriage Covenant: A Guide to Jewish Marriage. Knohl, Elyashiv. J.Levine/Millennium, 2008.
Synopsis: First published in Hebrew in 2002, this guide presents a discussion of marital intimacy and sexuality and halakhic guidelines with sources. The book also contains sections on weddings and sheva b'rakhot.
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Lamm, Maurice
The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage. Lamm, Maurice. Harper, 1980.
Synopsis: A popular and authoritative presentation of Jewish teaching on love and marriage based on the traditions and laws of the Bible and of its accepted interpreters throughout Jewish history.
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Latner, Helen
Everything Jewish Wedding Book: The Complete Guide to Planning the Ceremony and Celebration - from Traditional to Contemporary - for the Most Important Day in Your Life. Latner, Helen. Adams Media Corporation, 1998.
Synopsis: In the Jewish tradition, a wedding is a lifetime milestone, a right of passage. Certainly, there are specific customs that can be followed, but which are the ones that you want-or need-to include in your special day? The Everything Jewish Wedding Book provides detailed information for every type of Jewish wedding to ensure that your wedding will be a special and unique event.
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Lavie, Aliza, ed.
A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book. Lavie, Aliza, ed.. Spiegel and Grau, 60-73, 2008.
Synopsis: A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book, originally published in Hebrew, is a collection of prayers written by and/or for Jewish women from a diverse range of historical and cultural backgrounds. The collection includes prayers for life-cycle events, times of crisis, women's mitzvot, holidays, the Sabbath, festivals, and more. Hebrew texts are included. The indicated pages contain prayers for the wedding day.
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Lewittes, Mendell
Jewish Marriage: Rabbinic Law, Legend, and Custom. Lewittes, Mendell. Jason Aronson, 1994.
Synopsis: Part I of this volume is a survey of Jewish marriage from biblical times to the present. Rabbi Lewittes covers the various aspects of marriage, from the ceremony itself to the relationship between husband and wife. Part II of this volume deals with divorce in Jewish law and custom. Even the happiest bride and groom should know the answers to these important questions. Arranged in chronological sequence, using nontechnical language, this volume is accessible to the layman of both Jewish and non-Jewish heritage.
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Tendler, Moshe David
Pardes Rimonim: A Marriage Manual for the Jewish Family. Tendler, Moshe David. KTAV Publishing House, Inc., June 1988.
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