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| The Everything Jewish Wedding Book: The complete guide to planning the ceremony and celebration-from traditional to contemporary-for the most important day of your life | 
 enlarge | Author: Helen Latner
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1558508015
Dewey Decimal Number: 296.444
UPC: 045079008014
EAN: 9781558508019
Publication Date: November 1997
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Product Description
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 includes absolutely everything you need to know to have the most wonderful Jewish ceremony and reception. Written in clear, concise language by an etiquette advisor and the author of The Book Of Modern Jewish Etiquette, it provides detailed information for every type of Jewish wedding. Your wedding will be a special and unique event. Whether you are planning a contemporary ceremony or a traditionally orthodox reception, there are Jewish traditions from all over the world that will suit your taste, lifestyle, and budget. Covering both religious and secular details, this is the one source that any Jewish bride and groom will need to plan the perfect wedding and get you ready for the most wonderful day of your life!
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 One positive view of this book December 23, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a recent convert to judaism I was trying to plan a jewish wedding that would encompass all truly jewish rituals and ceremonies, appease all in law etiquette requirements and at the same time encorporate some things I was familiar with while not offending any jewish sensibilities. To help with this, this was a perfect addition to my resources. Trying to please the mother of my fiance who is very particular about etiquette while maintaining some sense of my own identity with the wedding was a challenge to say the least. This book helped by bringing in another perspective on all of the so called etiquette issues. No it is not a place for great details about the ceremony, for that I looked to Anita Diamantes - The New Jewish Wedding, but it did provide some insight on the head table, invitations and thank you cards which in my wedding became very important points for debate. While I do not think you will pick up this book and plan your wedding exactly by what it says, I do feel that it offers another perspective for anyone dealing with similar issues.
 I returned mine September 12, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
In the interest of full disclosure, this review was written by someone who didn't finish reading this book - not only was it of no use, parts of it were silly or offensive and I couldn't get through it. It speaks directly to the woman at all times, and seems to encourage her to avail herself of every single wedding trapping known to today's brides. I'd have preferred it if the author stuck to the topic of Jewish ritual, and not assume I need advice on a diamond, or choosing a caterer.There is so much extraneous stuff here, I forgot I was reading a book on JEWISH weddings. Tips on making sure children aren't in attendance? Please! How is that a Jewish ideal? Jewish weddings are community events!
 orthodox v non-orthodox May 5, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unique book---It looks at women in Reform as equals to some degree. However women in orthodoxy are on a higher plane--excused from many requirements---if you are in doubt about anything in the book-see your chabad rabbi--they know what to do. And you can have a disc jockey -
The worst book on Jewish wedding I've bought February 14, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am planning my Jewish wedding and wanted to make my decisions as informed as possible. This book did not help me at all: it is much more about old and outdated etiquette (all the gifts belong to bride; ex-partners should never be invited to your new wedding, etc.) than about how to plan a meaningful Jewish wedding. If what you are looking for is a set of rules, this might be a book for you; if you are looking for a source of information to help YOU TO MAKE DECISIONS, try other books on Jewish Weddings.... (I recommend "Beyond breaking the glass", from Rabbi Nancy Wiener)
 Not the best book around. December 26, 1999
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
Lets face it - Planning a wedding is stressful, and a Jewish wedding is no exception. Unfortunately, this book did not help me very much in planning for my wedding (September, 2000). The illustrations are cute, and the bredth of topics is large, but the details of the wedding never go farther than the surface. The book seems to be written for a "general" jewish wedding, whatever that means. That is, it skirts over the differences between sects in Judism, speaking in generalities instead of specifics. If this is the only Jewish wedding book you have, you are going to have more questions about the traditions of the wedding immediately.I was especially annoyed that the author just assumed that she was speaking to the bride, and not the groom. I quote from the introduction: "Mazel tov! You're engaged, soon to be married, and you, your future husband, and your parents are doubly blessed." Lovely sentiments, but who am I, chopped liver? I am the one reading the book. I was also disappointed that such a small percentage of the book was devoted to the ceremony itself, with the lionshare of the book detailing who should pay for what, and why you shouldn't invite your father's business friends. These things are important, but they are not specifically "Jewish" in nature - those things can be found in any Bride's magazine. If you really want an excellent guide, try Anita Diamant's "The New Jewish Wedding." It goes into much more depth about the ceremony, and explains how to make the wedding yours in a spiritual sense. And good luck on your wedding (or the wedding of a loved one).
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