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Display Name:	UWS Jew
Member Since:	7/19/12

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Jewish weddings require a ketuba, a binding marriage contract.

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/61282/unveiled

"It’s as if the artists were expressing the paradox to which every illustrated ketubah points. Marriage, unlike romance, depends for its survival on the legal fine points: promises made not in general but in specifics, intentions made good in routine provision of raiment and furnishings, 10 zuzim here, 6 zuzim there. Even conjugal rights are codified. But marriage also requires romance and, I’d wager, always did: splashes of color and extended plays of line, flourishes that are and are not measured, order that is accomplished in and through profusion."

Not a bad sentiment for a discussion of marriage on a design blog.

Modern Matrimony: Who Benefits the Most?

8/15/12 1:33 PM

It's an interesting tour. The category tags don't make sense though.

Challah (and all leavened bread) is forbidden during Passover.

And while it would be eaten on Shabbat during Hannukah or on Purim if Purim fell on Shabbat, it is not a food particularly associated with those holidays. So the Hanukkah, Passover, and Purim tags aren't particularly relevant, especially the Passover one. And there's no "Shabbat" tag, which would be most appropriate! A generic "Jewish foods" or "Jewish holidays" would work if that's the intent. It would be boring if we ate the same special foods at every holiday!

Even supermarkets on the UWS seem to make this same mistake though--I am always surprised that they seem to carry extra challah for Passover, even though that's precisely the week they should carry less.

Preparing for Shabbat: A Visit to a Challah Bakery in Bnei Brak, Israel Maker Tour

7/19/12 6:39 PM