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Your Jewish Wedding

Welcome to Your Jewish Wedding with Rabbi LeighAnn.Are you planning a Jewish or interfaith wedding? Are you lost on where to even begin planning the ceremony, let alone finding a rabbi to help you? It doesn’t matter whether one or both of you is Jewish, you deserve a guide. Here on this podcast, I can be everyone"s rabbi - yours too! My guests and I will share everything we know to help make your Jewish or interfaith wedding full of tradition AND perfectly yours.Work with me

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033 - Kiddush (The Blessing Over Wine) - Origins and...

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2025/11/12

033 - Kiddush (The Blessing Over Wine) - Origins and HistoryThis is THE central blessing of almost every Jewish celebration - but WHY?Join Rabbi LeighAnn for a little anthropology and a lot of chit chat surrounding this ubiquitous ritual.Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com !Fill out the contact form there if you'd like to work with me on your wedding. There are SO many options, from Ketubah consulting

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My Annual Apology - 5786

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2025/09/30

I probably made a bunch of people upset years and years ago - but I can't remember all the details. (There's a reason you're supposed to apologize as soon as you mess up.) Between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are called to do an honest accounting of our souls, and to make amends where we can. In this episode, I'll explain that a little more, and why MY apology, however imperfect, is pretty necessary right now.Links:Today is not yesterday -

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031 - Your Jewish Household

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2025/05/05

031 - "Do You Plan to Have a Jewish Household?" (Finding a Rabbi Series)It’s one of the most common questions a rabbi may ask a couple before deciding that he or she is the right fit for the couple’s wedding.If a rabbi asked you this question, do you know how you would answer?Does it conjure feelings of fear, confusion, and dread?Don’t worry. I’m here to help.Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com !Fill

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030 - Tenaim (Where Moms Break a Plate)

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2025/04/01

You know about breaking the glass, but what about breaking a PLATE?Welcome to the first LISTENER QUESTION episode of the Your Jewish Wedding Podcast, where I answer Olivia’s question: “I was wondering if you could explain the breaking of the plates by the mothers?”Yes! There is a Jewish custom where the mothers of the people getting married break a plate to “Seal the deal.”(Watch a short video of a plate-breaking I facilitated here:

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028 - I'm back! Where I've been and where we're going

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/12/12

Have you felt ghosted and abandoned by your favorite rabbi (me, obviously) ? Did you come here expecting an apology for my half a year absence?Well, you won't get an apology, but you will get an explanation. Settle in for an update on what I've been up to, and some thoughts about how I'd like to expand my efforts to make a Jewish wedding accessible for anyone who wants one.

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27 - Hebrew/Jewish Names

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/06/01

Clueless about your Hebrew name? What about your fiance/e's? Your ketubah will most likely ask you to provide your Hebrew name - for very important reasons. Don't phone this one in - listen for tips and tricks on the best way to determine your Hebrew name and that of your beloved -whether he or she is Jewish or not.

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26 - Interfaith/Bilingual Officiant Reverend Mercy

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/05/22

I interview Reverend Mercy Ibarra, an interfaith/bilingual officiant (and possible MOT?) in Los Angeles. (Yes, she’s done Jewish weddings. And technicalities aside, she was brought up Catholic.) If you don't want a religious ceremony but your Abuela is NOT happy about it, Reverend Mercy can help!Listen for more on her experience with planning traditional AND innovative/personal ceremonies, hear her take on the Four Questions with Rabbi LeighAnn Lightning Round, and a bonus on babies (!) at the

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25 - Passover Seder Basics (Especially for...

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/04/18

Here’s exactly how to plan a QUICK and EASY Passover Seder for first-timers. The most important thing is to start somewhere and to always ask questions!If you’re short on time, go straight to 13:45One-Sheet Haggadah:https://drive.google.com/file/d/10AMF__xWaP27AZBOUy-EDgMFN1uZq0cO/view?usp=sharingHistory of the Haggadah:https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/a-brief-history-of-the-haggadah#:~:text=90%20BCE%3A%20The%20first%20ever,%2C%20included%2C%20and%20thereafter%20immortalized.Don't forget -

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24 - Circling and its Significance for Modern Couples

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/04/05

What does the circling under the chuppah MEAN? Will it be weird if we do it at our wedding? Will we feel awkward? Will we freak out our guests? Should we explain it? Aaaaarggh!Yes, for many couples, considering circling under the chuppah just feels like TOO MUCH. Too much Jewiness, too much time, too much foreign weirdness...and yet, many still feel drawn to it.Are you hoping to include circling in your Jewish wedding and searching for an explanation for the ritual that speaks to YOU? You've come to

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23 - A Thorougly Modern Ketubah (feat. Bekah from...

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/02/28

Bekah specializes in simple, beautiful, and personal ketubahs for each of her couples. Using her experiences in interfaith and Jewish life from childhood onward, she approaches each couple with the curiosity and knowledge to make their ketubah process mean much more than just picking out a piece of paper to sign.Find Bekah and work with her at www.foreveriepaper.comPodcast - http://www.unsettledpod.com/ by Max FreedmanBook - https://www.jaymichaelson.net/books/godinyourbody/Don't forget - you can

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22 - Circling: Origins and Intercultural Connections

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/02/08

The traditional circling at a Jewish wedding has so much history and so many different meanings. As fun as its origins may be (you'll see!) I get most excited about how other cultures incorporate circling into their wedding ceremonies, too.Please note: something went awry with the break music in editing. I don't really anticipate many, if any, of you caring. :)Shownotes:The first six minutes or so of this podcast are just me talking about the weather and scented candles.~ 19 minutes: Kreissmesser

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21 - DJ Snead - Choosing Music for your Ceremony and...

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/01/18

Rabbi LeighAnn chats with close friend of the Pod DJ Snead. Tune in for advice on choosing your ceremony music, how to find music pros you trust, and more!Find and book DJ Snead at https://www.djsnead.com/Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com !Fill out the contact form there if you'd like to work with me on your wedding. There are SO many options, from Ketubah consulting to ceremony planning. If there's

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20 - The Chuppah: How to Make it Your Own

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/01/11

As long as it has four poles and a top, your chuppah can be ANYTHING you want it to be. It’s a PERFECT option for interfaith couples to represent both sides of their family! Here are some suggestions for how to make the chuppah at your Jewish or interfaith wedding personal and gorgeous.The art in my living room:https://www.etsy.com/listing/1282770863/tree-of-life-no-2-paper-giclee-printThe photo of the indoor Jewish wedding I

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19 - The Chuppah: a Brief and Imperfect History

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2024/01/03

The Chuppah - Whether or not you've been pronouncing it correctly, you probably know it is one of THE visual symbols of a Jewish wedding. But where did it come from?Yes! This is one of those super nerdy episodes where we talk about the Bible and the Talmud, with. - what else? - lots of tangents. :)Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com !Fill out the contact form there if you'd like to work with me on your

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18.5 - Jewish Christmas Trees

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/12/21

Are you Jewish and stressing over whether and/or how to have a Christmas tree in your house? Are you wondering if you would be the first Jew to ever do something so crazy? (Spoiler: no, you wouldn't.)Tune in to this episode to chat with Rabbi LeighAnn about tips for making the Christmas Tree choice, alternatives and compromises that *could* make it work for you and your partner, and stories about some famous (and normal)Jews who LOVED their Christmas trees.Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi

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18 - Bedecken

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/12/13

Bedeck the halls? Nah. Bedeck the BRIDE!(But seriously, what the heck is a bedecken?)Chat with Rabbi LeighAnn about the Jewish custom of veiling the bride, one of the most underrated Jewish wedding customs!Don't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com !Fill out the contact form there if you'd like to work with me on your wedding. There are SO many options, from Ketubah consulting to ceremony planning. If there's

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A Jewish Wedding (Planning) Story - Abby and Joseph

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/12/06

Abby filled me in on her Jewish-Anglican wedding ceremony planning for her upcoming celebration in August 2024 ka''h!Abby is a political psychology maven, and her YouTube channel is full of really interesting discussion of everything Political Psych with a heavy side of snark. Go listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticalPsychwithAbbyDon't forget - you can reach me (Rabbi LeighAnn) any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com or everyonesfavoriterabbi.com or rabbileighann.com ! Fill out the contact form

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16 - Groom's Table/Bride's Throne

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/11/29

The wedding couple is treated like royalty on their wedding day - literally! If you didn't know about the custom of the Groom's Table and Bride's Throne in a Jewish wedding, you're not alone! These customs are usually seen as part of the more Orthodox-leaning weddings, but ANY couple can consider incorporating them. (It's VERY cool that we see similar wedding customs across many cultures.) As always, adjust according to your wants and needs.Don't forget - you can reach me any time at

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A Jewish Wedding Story - Estee & Ira

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/11/22

Hear all about Estee and Ira's glitz-and-glam February 2022 wedding, featuring a mirrored gold chuppah, some reluctant circling, and a hilarious clergy team.Estee hosts the Bridetender Podcast, where you can hear all about the wedding industry straight from the vendors, and take advantage of all Estee's incredible wedding knowledge she's gained as a luxury planner with years in the biz. Tune in here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridetender/id1508058489Feast your eyes on the stunning

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14 - The Ketubah Ceremony

Your Jewish Wedding ·

2023/11/17

You have the ketubah...now what's the plan for signing it? Where? When? How many people? Do we REALLY need a half hour to sign a document?Here’s everything you need to know about the ketubah signing ceremony.Part 1 - Safeguarding your ketubah (Yenta lecturing about ketubah safety timestamp: ~27:00)\Part 2 - LogisticsPart 3 - The Spiritual sideDon't forget - you can reach me any time at www.yourohiorabbi.com.Fill out the contact form there if you'd like to work with me on your wedding.IG:

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