…The Lore of the Rill s BY STEPHANIE TUCKER f you're planning the big I Do and shopping for those bands of gold, you're joining a tradition rooted in ancient Roman property rights. Back at least as far as 509 BC, the signet ring, precursor to today's wed- ding band, became an integral part of mar- riage in Roman society. Because there were no locks and keys, the ancient Romans kept valuables in cases sealed with wax and im- printed with their...…
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…stands for the number 18, we present a list of 18 things that are important for creating a Jew- ish home. Virtually every maven of the mitzvah of home rituals mentions the mezuzah as an ab- solute necessity. "A mezuzah creates the sense that this is a different space; it imbues it with a Jewish identity," Rabbi Weiner ex- plains. If a couple were to do nothing else, they should at least put one mezuzah on the out- side doorpost of their house,...…
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