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24123 Greenfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075
6960 Orchard Lake, Suite 202, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
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• Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
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Under supervision of
Council of Orthodox Rabbis
PEARL SALKIN
Special to the Jewish News
A
klezmer band or a hip-hop
deejay?
A Saturday night or a
Sunday afternoon? A synagogue or a
catering hall? A custom-made ceremo-
ny or vows strictly by the book?
Long before the glass is smashed
and everyone shouts, "Mazel Toy!,”
Jewish brides and grooms have many
decisions to make. A lot depends on
their level of observance and even
more is determined by how much
spendable cash they have.
Soon after I became engaged, back
in the 1970s, my future husband and
I shlepped our parents along for the
grand tour of shuls and catering halls.
Everyone had an opinion and a
suggestion; nobody had a huge trust
fund. As Marty and I reluctantly
ruled out some magnificent Jewish
centers that would have put us into
debt until our golden wedding
anniversary, we narrowed down our
choices to three affordable finalists.
I felt like I was starring in the road
show of "Goldilocks and the Three
Synagogues." The first shul was too
our 120 or so guests would feel
big
lost in such a cavernous sanctuary.
The second shul was too small and
had no air conditioning. If we got
married there, no doubt it would have
been the hottest October afternoon
ever. Our squashed friends and family
would have shvitzed all through the
Sunday simcha, and knowing them
the way I do, they would still be
kvetching about it today.
And then we checked out the third
shul. It was just right. Not really.
Pearl Salkin is a New Jersey freelance
writer.
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the right rabbi can
make you feel special
on your special day.
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