PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

PRAISE FOR 100 JEWISH BRIDES:
"In this uplifting book, diverse Jewish traditions around the world are described by brides who celebrate their heritage in their courtships, betrothals, and joyous weddings."
- Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor, Dartmouth College

"Mazal tov! A kaleidoscopic survey of joy and gladness; a testament to the historic diversity of Jewish life worldwide and through the ages."
- Anita Diamant, author of The Jewish Wedding Now and The Red Tent

"These are utterly fascinating, charming, never-before told stories of Jewish love, family, and marriage rituals. Readable, informative, enjoyable."
- Phyllis Chesler, women's rights leader and prize winning author of An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir

"In this beautiful mosaic of women's stories, we learn how each bride finds her unique path toward love and liberation and ultimately her place in Jewish history and hope for the future. 100 Jewish Brides is a stunning book and I recommend it to all readers seeking an understanding of the many routes that lead to saying "I do." 

- Ruth Behar, author of The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart
 

What a brilliant idea – to chronicle contemporary Jewish life, recent historical events, customs ancient and new, ethnic influences, binding traditions, social mores, family relationships, halakhic practices, ritual creativity, diaspora diversity… all this and much more tracked through the preparation/celebration of courtship and marriage...Despite foreboding contemporary statistics on intermarriage, one gets a sense of the powerful desire to preserve Jewishness through marriage...Oh, and one more thing. Read this book for pure enjoyment. You will tear up with emotion on this page and laugh out loud on that one.
Blu Greenberg, known as the mother of Orthodox feminism, is author of On Women and Judaism: A view from Tradition

"100 Jewish Brides: Stories from Around the World captures an astounding array of matrimonial customs, rituals, and rites through emotionally powerful first-person accounts of Jewish marriage by women from every corner of the globe! Vinick and Reinharz have brilliantly provided needed gendered insight into these all too often neglected dimensions of the Jewish wedding."
- David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

"Stories are the meeting place between history and literature, and in 100 Jewish Brides we get so many intriguing individual narratives that add up to an overarching point. In these personal memories of a universal phenomenon, women's individual voices resound with one hundred varieties."
- Hasia Diner, Professor Emerita, New York University

"It's a rapid flight through hundreds of cultures in countries where Jews have celebrated their comings together. You'll be a guest at weddings through time and space. It's scrumptious and without calories. You don't need to get dressed or do your hair. This book is a delight."
- Viva Hammer