Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1988 — Page 28

When may we marry? Jewish law throws roadblocks into performing marriages at certain times of the year. All branches of Judaism exclude: • Sabbath — sundown on Fridays to after sundown on Saturdays • Major Jewish Holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Sukkot and Shavuoth Orthodox and Con-

When may we marry?

servative exclude: • The Three Weeks: the period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av—usually during July and August. • The Sefirah period: seven weeks between

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Passover and Shavuoth —except for Lag B' Omer — usually in April and May (Sephardim permit marriages during Sefirah from Lag B' Omer on.) These periods commemorate periods of national mourning. • Weddings may not take place during the 30 days of mourning for a brother or sister or during the 11 months for a parent. Reform congre-

gations observe 30 days of mourning for all blood relatives. • Even mourning must not interfere with a wedding. You may not postpone a wedding once the day has been set. In many cases, music and dancing are eliminated, and the scale of the affair

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is reduced in the sad circumstance of the death of a parent or sibling just before the wedding. How do you check the precise dates and times when festivals occur? Obtain a Hebrew calendar (a \mch ) for all Jewish holidays and candlelighting times and to determine what time Sabbath ends, if you are contemplating a Saturday night wedding.

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