An essential volume for every Jewish couple on the path to marriage, Mazal Tov! Contains the standard liturgy used in Jewish wedding ceremonies throughout the world. It includes blessings and songs, printed in both Hebrew and English, and description of traditional wedding rituals, from exchanging the rings, circling the bride, and sharing the wine to the reading of the wedding contract and the breaking of a glass. Also included are descriptions of the variations in wedding customs practiced by different Jewish communities around the world.
The text is illustrated with wedding scenes and symbolic decoration taken from illuminated manuscripts and Jewish wedding contracts (ketubbah) from the British Library's collections.
Rabbi Dr Michael Shire, editor of The Illuminated Haggadah and L'Chaim and author of The Jewish Prophet (all Frances Lincoln), is Vice-Principal of the Leo Baeck College and Centre for Jewish Education in London. He studied Hebrew Literature and Jewish History at University College in London, and has received a doctorate in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles. He lectures at the University of London and Leo Baeck College, and is the author of many scholarly publications. He lives in North London