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Reviewers have called 100 Jewish Brides: "uplifting," "fascinating," "stunning," "brilliant," "readable," "informative," "enjoyable," "emotionally powerful," "intriguing," "a delight"

With stories from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this collection of personal testimonies will surprise and inspire. A Jewish wedding after conversion in Madagascar, a reunion of Holocaust survivors in Sweden, a shipboard romance initiated by a celebrity - these stories from 83 countries describe Jewish wedding traditions, some familiar and others eye-opening, in a multitude of cultures and settings, past and present.

 

If you love Jewish diversity, or are looking for an engagement or wedding gift that stands out, this book is for you!

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Barbara Vinick co-edited Esther's Legacy: Celebrating Purim around the World and Today I Am a Woman: Stories of Bat Mitzvah Around the World at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute of Brandeis University. She is secretary of Kulanu, an organization that supports isolated and emerging Jewish communities worldwide. Read More

Shulamit Reinharz is Professor Emerita and occupant of the Jacob Potofsky Chair in Sociology at Brandeis University, where she founded the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and the Women's Studies Research Center. Her publications include American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise, Jewish Intermarriage around the World, and The JGirls’ Guide. Read More

Table of Contents

Introduction
Meeting
Courtship
Betrothal
Conversion Before Marriage
The Invitation
Before the Wedding: Mikveh and Henna
The Wedding Venue
The Ketubah
The Wedding Ceremony
After the Ceremony and Beyond
Arranged and Forced Marriages
Intermarriage and Interethnic Jewish Marriage
War Time and Post-War Weddings
Marriage Issues in Israel