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…bridal A Jewish Wedding, Bollywood-style Michigan meets Mumbai at this culturally rich celebration. TAMI TARNOW-JOSEPH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ABOVE: Norman and Tami take to the dance floor in Mumbai for a Bollywood dance number. 60 January 26 • 2017 C ranberry-brown lines swirled around my hands and feet, my beloved’s name hidden discreetly in the henna tattooed on my finger. Exhausted, but not ready to sleep, I hugged my new husba...…
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…bridal Afterward, I showered and pulled on the green lehenga (skirt) and the decorated choli (bare mid- riff top) of my new Indian outfit. Then I arranged the dupatta, a flowing, green-and-gold scarf, and secured the tikka jewel so it hung on my forehead. My anklets jingled with each step while bangles clattered on my wrists. Norman looked like my own prince, wearing purple pants, curled-up shoes and a long, sparkling white-and-purple jacket....…
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…bridal THE RECEPTION As the ceremony came to a close, we stood together in front of the Torahs, and Norman left a small donation in the open ark before stopping at the mezuzah on the way out. Outside, fireworks exploded, lighting up the sky, wel- coming and celebrating us. We entered our reception, held outside at a school campus, in a blaze of glory as sparklers shot fire over our heads and confetti explosions rained down. After feeding the ...…
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…G a rden P art artyy JOYCE WISWELL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM WOLSON AND MAX COLLINS L aura Flusty has just one regret about her marriage to Jake Smilovitz: She wishes there were more pictures. She has a video and hundreds of images (shot by two photojournalist friends, one of whom flew in from Kenya), but “I wish I had even more because I just want to remember it more,” says Flusty of her May 28, 2016, wedding day. The ...…
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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 99 STEVEN SEIGLE, 63, of Sylvan Lake, died Jan. 16, 2017. He is survived by his daughter and son, Barrie and Jake Seigle; father, Robert Seigle; Robert’s wife, Judy; sis- Seigle ter and brother-in-law, Julie and Arthur Rott; brother and sister-in- law, Jeff and Diann Seigle; many loving cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. He will forever remain in their hearts and minds. Mr. Seigle was the belove...…
