Resources on Jewish Weddings
Books
Adler, Rachel. Engendering Judaism. Contains a chapter on Brit Ahuvim, a liberal Jewish wedding ceremony.
Diamant, Anita. The New Jewish Wedding. A book on less traditional Jewish weddings.
Kaplan, Aryeh. Made in Heaven. A very detailed book on the halachot of Jewish weddings.
Lamm, Maurice. The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage. A classic traditional book on the halacha, Jewish laws and customs, of love and marriage.
Websites
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Contains a Jewish calendar for wedding planning and lots of other Jewish wedding and life information.
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The website of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Contains articles on women's roles within traditional halachic weddings as well as general information about Jewish family life and family purity laws.
How to Celebrate a Traditional Jewish Wedding
From the Judaism at About.com site, this is a basic overview on the various components that make up the wedding of a Jewish couple.
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Website through which to donate part of your wedding budget to battle hunger.
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Website with information about Jewish genetic diseases and testing.
The Meaning of Marriage in Judaism
Learn why Judaism views marriage as the ideal state, and more.
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Website of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America; contains copies of the halachic prenuptial agreement and classical ketubah text. Resource for obtaining a get, a religious divorce.
