Re: jewish weddings

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

>ari "about to do his own mix of tradition or not at a jewish wedding"
davidow

Mazel tov!!!!

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From: "Ari Davidow" <ari (at) ivritype(dot)com>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: jewish weddings


> >if the bride wants the emperial march from star wars played, the band
> >should comply, even though there's no basis for star wars references in
> >jewish wedding... to say "but jews don't do that" is irrelevant if that's
> >the wishes of the people paying you.
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> Your point that people vary in what they want at a wedding is well-taken.
The idea that Jewish culture is far more diverse than it once was is also
well-taken.
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> But there are, in fact, Jewish traditions. So, perhaps not, "Jews don't do
that," but certainly, "that would not be part of a traditional Jewish
wedding" is reasonable. Of course, even with tradition, one finds some
customs can be quite different--if still within recognizable
boundaries--depending on Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and variations therein.
>
> ari "about to do his own mix of tradition or not at a jewish wedding"
davidow
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> Ari Davidow
> ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
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