Memorial day weekend mentally marks the start of summer! The end of school, swimming, summer camp, vacations, fireworks and the lazy, hazy days of summer loom ahead of us with expectancy.  Usually, a wedding being officiated by a Jewish clergy has signaled the start of wedding season.  (A weekend with a Monday off is always a blessing for a couple who wants a Sunday wedding with a reception that goes all night!) What better way…

Memorial day weekend mentally marks the start of summer! The end of school, swimming, summer camp, vacations, fireworks and the lazy, hazy days of summer loom ahead of us with expectancy.  Usually, a wedding being officiated by a Jewish clergy has signaled the start of wedding season.  (A weekend with a Monday off is always a blessing for a couple who wants a Sunday wedding with a reception that goes all night!) What better way…

Getting Married on Lag B’Omer (TODAY)? It’s the perfect day for a Modern Jewish Wedding I know, it’s a Thursday!  Not many people we know who get married in the middle of the week.  But, today in Israel will be one of the most popular wedding days of the year.  Because, it is Lag B’Omer, literally meaning, “the 33rd day of the Omer.” The day is celebrated with community, bonfires, wine, sweets & weddings (of…

Mazel Tov Israel!  You’re 68 years old today!  Let’s have a party! We’ve got 5 Ways you can bring Israel’s Birthday Party to Your Own Par-teh! On Yom Ha’atzmaut there is a tradition to have a picnic and barbecue in the parks and forests. For this Real Modern Jewish Israeli Wedding the couple used tree bark to hold their escort cards. Go to the Beach! Did you know Israel boosts fabulous beaches?  Including the famous…

It was Lag B’Omer? The day is celebrated with community, wine, sweets & Weddings, which are prohibited during the rest of the Omer. (More on that later!) We celebrate the day with bonfires, picnics, music and sporting events.  Any holiday where you’re encouraged to barbecue, eat potatoes and roast marshmallows is a good one for us!  How about enjoying some S’mores? In celebration of the holiday our friends over at ChallahCrumbs shared a potato salad…