Can you marry on shavuot

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But it seems that every time I make some progress, I find myself slipping right back to where I It has always bothered me why all of the first-borns in Egypt had to suffering in that final, devastating plague. There is no mention in the verses Get Our Emails. Current Issues. Me and My Antisemitic Girlfriend. Thanksgiving Dishes for a Beautiful Autumn. A Successful Mindset for Dating. For most Jewish families, picking a caterer, designing floral centerpieces and a vetting a band at the same time as remembering to order the right amount of matzo and brisket and while cooking and planning for dozens of Seder guests would definitely qualify as cruel and unusual punishment.

Surprisingly, however, I found a few family friends and neighbors who made weddings before Passover and actually welcomed the experience. You have to be super prepared, both mentally and logistically, to pull both off.

It can be done, but organization and keeping calm is key. Both women admitted that making Passover and a wedding at the same time has one major fringe benefit. If you have to host married children and grandchildren or other out of town guests for the wedding, they often end up staying for Passover as well, so it is double the simcha joy and celebration. Overall, it remains to be seen if my parents will manage to attend all five of those weddings before the month is over.

In the case of Shabbat for traditional Jews, the work involved in preparation would also preclude using that day. Few, if any, rabbis perform weddings on those days. Some also include the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because the festive mood of weddings conflicts with the penitential mood of these days.

The cases of two other holidays, Chanukah and Purim, are different. There is a dispute in Jewish legal sources as to whether a wedding on Purim is permitted or not, but most rabbis queried agreed that it rarely comes up. Weddings are permitted on Chanukah. The other conflict is those times of year that are traditionally considered mourning periods.