Alternative B Mitzvah for Alternative Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah

What is an Alternative B Mitzvah Outside a Temple Setting?
Simply, it is an opportunity for parents to fulfill the obligation of the commandment for their son or daughter to have a Bar Mitzvah or a Bat Mitzvah outside the a temple setting.

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Spiritual Ceremonies

Today there are more and more people who are beginning to go with a spiritual ceremony mixed into civil weddings, especially between couples who are not extremely religious. Civil weddings also provide a whole lot of flexibility as well and the only requirements that couples have to follow with these weddings are the marriage laws of the state.

However, more and more couples are choosing to not only have civil weddings, but to go with Rabbis or other religious leaders for these weddings as well. Having a Rabbi could offer the ‘spirituality’ into a humdrum civil wedding ceremony. So, let's take a look at some of the great options couples have when they choose to have a civil, non-religious ceremony for their wedding.

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Torah and Chuppah - Roaming Rabbi brings the ceremonies to you!

When you need a Torah and a Chuppah for a Jewish life cycle ceremony, this roaming Rabbi is prepared.

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Processional Wedding Music Selections for Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

Processional wedding music accompanies the bride as it is known in Jewish tradition for the bride is a queen, and the groom a king. When a Queen enters, music accompanies her and it sets the tone for this romantic, joyous celebration, a marriage. As little girls dreamed of this big day, those little girls now brides live their dream when walking down the aisle to meet their groom and who accompanies her to the Chuppah.

Music connects Jewish life both in the synagogue and home. In the synagogue we learn prayers in song. Our children in Jewish nursery school learn songs when playing games; a musical tune with the Hebrew alphabet and many others. Our tweens and teenagers learn contemporary Jewish music in Youth Group. In the home we recite or chant blessings with a tune that when we hear it without words we know what holiday that blessing is for. We sing joyous music around our holiday tables and at times when we are sad, there is music to bring us comfort as well.

Brides, Grooms - hear the beautiful selections that you may just enjoy for your Jewish Wedding Ceremony processional to the Chuppah

Breaking Glass for the Jewish Wedding Ceremony

Every Jewish Wedding Ceremony, traditional, not so traditional, interfaith needs a breaking glass for the groom to break with his foot at the conclusion of the Jewish ceremony.

Breaking Glass offers two meanings...

* It reminds us of the destruction of the Holy Temple.
* The breaking of the glass also is a warning of the frailty of a marriage.

After many requests, "where can I purchase the breaking glass for my ceremony?". As I proceeded to do online research for reputable Judaica retailers, I too had difficulty and could now understand. With that research I came upon a reputable online retailer that offered various styles and colors including from well known Jewish artists.

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Reform Rabbi available to Tutor Hebrew Prayer Book

Reform Rabbi in Westchester County, New York is available as a Tutor to learn how to read Prayer Book Hebrew and blessings. For adults, and or children needing extra help.

Also, available to tutor students preparing for their Bar Mitzvah and or Bat Mitzvah. Adults can learn prayerbook Hebrew and study to become an Adult Bar Mitzvah or Adult Bat Mitzvah.

Elder Adults soon to become 83 years old can be trained to have their Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah as well.

This Rabbi has traveling Torah for lessons and ceremonies outside a temple setting. Will consider local home tutoring and computer classroom tutoring.

Please email with contact information.

Go to Jewish Wedding Rabbi web site and go directly to Ask the Rabbi or Contact Rabbi Andrea pages on web sites.

Jewish Celebrities - To Name a Few - Rabbi Seeks Your Assistance

Dan Zimerman, Carol Moskot , Lisa Edelstein, David Schwimmer, Jeff Bezos, Darian Rodriguez Heyman , Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Jeremy Priven, Woody Allen, Larry David, Ben Kingsley, David Arquette, Hank Azaria, Jack Black, Lauren Bacall, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mel Brooks, Jon Favreau, Harvey Fierstein, Peter Falk, Elliott Gould, Charles Grodin, Dusin Hoffmann, Goldie Hawn, Kevin Kline, Lainie Kazan, Harvey Korman, Robert Klein, Richard Lewis, Michele Lee, Anne Meara, Bette Midler, Camryn Manheim, Debra Messing, Howie Mandel, Julianna Margulies, Lorne Michaels, Paul Newman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman, Tracy Pollan, Carl Reiner, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Paul Reiser, Rita Rudner, Wynona Ryder, Alicia Silverstone, Barbara Streisand, Joss Stone, Jane Seymour, Jerry Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Rob Schneider, Sarah Silverman, William Shatner, Debra Winger, Noah Wyle, Michael Gellman, The Coen Brothers - Joel and Ethan, Jason Reitman, Josh Groban, Daniel Day Lewis, Pink, Amanda Bynes, Kyra Sedgwick, Daryl Hannah, Scarlett Johansson, Jason Bratman, Jennifer Westfeldt, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Michelle Moran, Paula Abdul, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas

Baseball: Ian Kinsler, Kevin Youkilis, Jason Hirsch, Jason Marquis, Shawn Green, Mike Lieberthal, Brad Ausmus, Scott Schoeneweis, Scott Feldman, John Grabow

For those names missing from above - forgive me.

Why have I created such a list. Well, they are Jewish - either having both parents Jewish or one.

Again, why did I list them? Tzedakah - it is a fundamental part of the Jewish way of life.

It is not $$$ I seek. I seek a Sefer Torah. Actually, a traveling Sefer Torah. I prepare children and adults for their Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, when they turn 83 and for wedding couples seeking an Auf Ruf blessing before their wedding day during a Shabbat worship service. I need a Sefer Torah to do all this.

Sefer Torahs are thousands of dollars. I cannot provide the funds to purchase a small traveling Sefer Torah.

Our Society includes the focus of celebrities and their lives in print (Page 6 and magazines), Entertainment TV based shows, and of course the internet.

So, I list the names of our Jewish celebrities who have entertained us or provided us with services that have become part of our daily lives either on television, in print or on the internet.

It is perfectly okay for a Rabbi to ask for assistant. It is Jewishly to ask for Tzedakah - it is a fundamental part of the Jewish way of life.

You can find Rabbi Andrea Frank on her web site The Jewish Wedding Rabbi

If you are a celebrity and in the limelight of your family, friends, colleagues and you choose Tzedakah with your connections - able to acquire a traveling Sefer Torah for Rabbi Frank - please do not hesitate to contact! You are important to the community as well.

Blessings to all who assist Rabbi Frank so she can assist adults seeking blessings and the children, our future generations, to become a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah.

Jewish Wedding Chuppah Guide - Save the Wedding Budget!

Rent or purchase 4 tall trees that can be transported to your wedding ceremony location. Real of course is far more useful thnn fake. If the couple happens to own a house, planting the trees will be an environmental blessing.

Trees are significant in Judaism. We often plant trees in memory of a departed beloved family member. The tree symbolizes the living spirit.

The four trees will be contained in burlap. Decorate that burlap with wedding-ish fabric like tule.

Then, attach a Chuppah canopy corner to each tree.

You have just designed your own Chuppah for your Jewish Wedding Ceremony.

Rabbi A. Frank is the Jewish Wedding Rabbi and can be found on

Guidance for Rabbi or Wedding Officiants Honorariums (Fees)

Whether you know the Officiant beforehand or not, by the time the Officiant marries you, you will feel like you have known one another for all time! I always feel a very special bonding with the couples I marry.

Your Officiant is a very vital part of the Wedding Day. You must have a Ceremony and a Marriage License signed by a legal Representative of the State where you are married in order to be really married! This is true for Destination Weddings as well. So, whether you have anything else or not in your plans for The Wedding Day, choosing an Officiant is a #1 priority, and the cost for you, the couple - whatever it may be - should be considered a very small but very necessary part of the overall expense of the occasion.

Advice#1 - Don't allow your very first email to a Wedding Officiant or Rabbi with your first intention of wanting to know the honorarium for services. Why? Re-read the above or see Advice #2

Advice #2 - Before allowing money to control your decision on hiring a Wedding Officiant and or Rabbi, take a moment to speak with them first on the telephone.

Be respectful and don't call more than one Wedding Officiant or Rabbi at a time. They are spiritual ministers, not a wedding vendor with a store front.

When communication does occur on the telephone, you should have an easy conversation together. You will know if this Wedding Officiant and or Rabbi is the one that will marry you. Most Wedding Officiants and or Rabbis will schedule a meeting in a timely manner.

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Master the Dating Websites - find your Soul Mate

It is not surprising that most Jewish singles are having difficulty finding their soul mates. The dating web sites are merely databases. The databases are there is assist you in meeting the person you know in your heart is out there for you. Take control of your dating life and end the cycle of first dates over and over again.

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Jewish Couples, Jewish Wedding Blessings

God is the ultimate matchmaker for Jewish couples. In the Talmud, it is believed that before the conception of a male child, the heavens announce who that child will marry. A match made in heaven.

The Jewish wedding ceremony traditions and the Jewish wedding customs given to us from our ancient texts and passed down from generation to generation can make modern American couples feel the connection during their ceremony.

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Interfaith Couples, Interfaith Jewish Wedding

Interfaith couples, couples even of the same faith, they are all mixed marriages.

Clergy refusing to be at a wedding of a couple willing to commit to a Jewish future and home will not keep them from getting married but it may push them away from Jewish life because of this rejection. That would serve none of us well. It is a fact, we welcome our married interfaith couples into our congregations with open arms, but our Rabbis (not all), will not marry them. Our future is better served by opening our arms rather than slamming our doors. When two people have fallen in love, the rabbis needs to do everything possible to help them be part of the Jewish community.

A nurturing love relationship is a gift of God, deserving of acknowledgment and blessing.

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Same Sex Couples, Commitment Ceremonies

The Reform Jewish Movement has long been committed to same sex couples Jews along with their families into our congregations, synagogues and communal life…

Holiness can be present in two Jews regardless of sexual orientation, and that such couples could form foundations for stable Jewish families. Recently, the Conservative Movement approved same sex unions.

There is growing evidence to support the idea that same sex couples can have Kiddushah and that they can form a strong, Jewish family.

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