5 Tallitot for Your Upcoming Chuppah Ceremony Tradition – where it started In traditional communities, when Jewish boys or men wear a tallit, it depends primarily on their ancestry and/or which community they belong to. In many Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Eastern European descent, it is customary for the groom to wear a Tallit […]
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Destination Bar Mitzvah
The Tropical, Destination Bar Mitzvah! A destination Bar Mitzvah is not new news for this rabbi. I have traveled within the United States to complete my student’s Bar Bat Mitzvah preparations with their formal Mitzvah Jewish Ceremony. However, it was my first destination Bar Mitzvah in the Caribbean. There is a first for everyone and […]