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Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz (Tammuz 17): Today commences the " Three Weeks," A Jewish national mourning period. Weddings are not scheduled for today. Nine Days (Av 1-9 4): With the onset of the month of Av, we enter the Nine Days, the most intense days of the already mournful Three Weeks.
An eleven-step guide which will lead you through a traditional Jewish wedding. Learn about its basic laws, traditions, and their meanings.
Similarly, weddings are forbidden on the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach [Passover], Shavuot, and the first and last days of Sukkot. But weddings may be held on Purim, the intermediate days of Sukkot, and during Hanukkah. Wondering when some of these holidays will take place this year? Check our Jewish holiday calendar.
There are also two extended periods of public mourning that traditional Jews avoid: the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av (summer months), a time that commemorates the destruction of the Temple; and the weeks of ‘counting the Omer’ between Passover and Shavuot (springtime) except for Lag Ba’Omer (the 33rd day in the ...
Sephardim hold these days of semi-mourning from the second day of Passover through Lag ba-Omer. Many Ashkenazim, according to the decision of Rabbi Moses Feinstein, may hold weddings until after Rosh Chodesh Iyyar, and on Lag ba-Omer, evening and day, and from Rosh Chodesh Sivan and forward.
Because many of these dates fall during prime wedding season (spring-summer), it’s important to check a Jewish calendar before you select a date. And although Shabbat weddings are out, many couples choose to wed on Saturday at sundown, so that they can begin their ceremony with havdalah , marking both the end of Shabbat and the end of the ...
Selecting a date and venue, choosing your officiant, and what to expect during pre-marital meetings with your officiant. Engaged to be married? Mazel tov! After sharing the happy news with those near and far, here’s what to know as you get started planning your Jewish (or Jew-ish) wedding ceremony.
