Your Jewish Wedding

031 - "Do You Plan to Have a Jewish Household?" (Finding a Rabbi Series)

It’s one of the most common questions a rabbi may ask a couple before deciding that he or she is the right fit for the couple’s…

You know about breaking the glass, but what about breaking a PLATE?

Welcome to the first LISTENER QUESTION episode of the Your Jewish Wedding Podcast, where I answer Olivia’s question: “I was wonderin…

Have you felt ghosted and abandoned by your favorite rabbi (me, obviously) ? Did you come here expecting an apology for my half a year absence? 

Well, you won't get an apology, but you will get an exp…

I interview Reverend Mercy Ibarra, an interfaith/bilingual officiant (and possible MOT?)  in Los Angeles. (Yes, she’s done Jewish weddings. And technicalities aside, she was brought up Catholic.) If …

Here’s exactly how to plan a QUICK and EASY Passover Seder for first-timers. The most important thing is to start somewhere and to always ask questions!

If you’re short on time, go straight to 13:45

On…

What does the circling under the chuppah MEAN? Will it be weird if we do it at our wedding? Will we feel awkward? Will we freak out our guests? Should we explain it? Aaaaarggh!

Yes, for many couples, …

Bekah specializes in simple, beautiful, and personal ketubahs for each of her couples. Using her experiences in interfaith and Jewish life from childhood onward, she approaches each couple with the c…

The traditional circling at a Jewish wedding has so much history and so many different meanings. As fun as its origins may be (you'll see!) I get most excited about how other cultures incorporate cir…

Rabbi LeighAnn chats with close friend of the Pod DJ Snead. Tune in for advice on choosing your ceremony music, how to find music pros you trust, and more!

Find and book DJ Snead at https://www.djsnea…

As long as it has four poles and a top, your chuppah can be ANYTHING you want it to be. It’s a PERFECT option for interfaith couples to represent both sides of their family! Here are some suggestions…

The Chuppah - Whether or not you've been pronouncing it correctly, you probably know it is one of THE visual symbols of a Jewish wedding. But where did it come from? 

Yes! This is one of those super n…

Are you Jewish and stressing over whether and/or how to have a Christmas tree in your house? Are you wondering if you would be the first Jew to ever do something so crazy? (Spoiler: no, you wouldn't.…

Bedeck the halls? Nah. Bedeck the BRIDE! 

(But seriously, what the heck is a bedecken?)

Chat with Rabbi LeighAnn about the Jewish custom of veiling the bride, one of the most underrated Jewish wedding …

Abby filled me in on her Jewish-Anglican wedding ceremony planning for her upcoming celebration in August 2024 ka''h! 

Abby is a political psychology maven, and her YouTube channel is full of really i…

The wedding couple is treated like royalty on their wedding day - literally! If you didn't know about the custom of the Groom's Table and Bride's Throne in a Jewish wedding, you're not alone! These c…

Hear all about Estee and Ira's glitz-and-glam February 2022 wedding, featuring a mirrored gold chuppah, some reluctant circling, and a hilarious clergy team.

Estee hosts the Bridetender Podcast, where…

You have the ketubah...now what's the plan for signing it? Where? When? How many people? Do we REALLY need a half hour to sign a document?

Here’s everything you need to know about the ketubah signing …

You've decided to sign a ketubah! Yay! 

So...how can you make it your own?

As we learned in Episode 12, the Ketubah has some very antiquated origins, especially in terms of how it treats women. Plus, I…

Recorded on October 17, 2023

I really thought that the situation in Israel wasn't relevant to Jewish Weddings. But as I talked to some of my couples, past and present, I learned otherwise. 

Full transc…