{"id":404,"date":"2016-05-16T20:49:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T20:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulanuarchive.kulanu.org\/?p=404"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:36:18","slug":"madagascar-update-12-jewish-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/madagascar-update-12-jewish-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar Update: 12 Jewish Weddings!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2969\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13248502_10208815124592183_910573026515064111_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2969 \" src=\"https:\/\/kulanu.org\/archive\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13248502_10208815124592183_910573026515064111_o-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"The Jewish Brides of Madagascar. The Jewish community in Ghana gave them Shabbat Challah covers as wedding gifts. Photo courtesy of Boni Sussman.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Jewish Brides of Madagascar. The Jewish community in Ghana gave them Shabbat Challah covers as wedding gifts. Photo courtesy of Boni Sussman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It would hardly go into the Guinness Book of Records but it went into our personal book of records.\u00a0Sunday\u00a0the rabbis participated in twelve weddings.\u00a0The married couples who converted now wanted chuppahs and kiddushin Jewish weddings to reconsecrate their relationships<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>How does one conduct 12 weddings at the same time while keeping each one personal and intimate? We decided to put up three chuppahs. \u00a0Rabbi Neuman who is also an outstanding cantor would\u00a0chant the introduction and the joyous seven blessings.\u00a0The rings and the blessings\u00a0recited when the rings are given would be conducted individually for each couple by Rabbis Neuman, Klein, and Sussman.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The air was filled with excitement and joy, the brides, even if some of them had been married in secular marriages for many years, even if they were grandmothers, glowed with happiness in their beautiful white gowns. Nelly Rabinowitz gathered the brides giving jewelry and make up and making sure their hair was just right. The grooms were full of excitement wearing their very best. \u00a0The grooms were called up to stand under the Chupahs. \u00a0The Chazan began to sing. \u00a0A choir made up of the children of the couples who were being married proceeded down the steps singing Shalom Aleichem. They were followed by the procession of the 12 brides who joined their grooms under the Chuppahs for the ceremony. The blessings were recited the groom broke the glass, actually a plastic cup which Kulanu vice-president Bonita Sussman had brought from the US for the purpose. \u00a0The crowd sang Mazal Tov u\u2019Siman Tov and wished each other much joy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The weddings were\u00a0followed by a lovely reception which featured a marvelous wedding cake which was especially baked by Ashrey an outstanding local pastry chef and also president of the Jewish community.\u00a0There were speeches in which Ashrey thanked us for all we had done for his country\u2019s Jewish community, we thanked them for all that they had accomplished. \u00a0This was one of the moments that made it all feel worthwhile.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>-Rabbi Gerald Sussman #kulanumadagascar<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jewish Brides of Madagascar. 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