The Wedding

As we look at beginning to stage the Wedding, I wanted to post a few things about the marital customs in Orthodox and Hasidic communities.

So of course, I turned to Oprah.  Well, not directly.  But I ended up watching a bit of Oprah.

She did a sequence on Hasidic culture, and it's pretty interesting.  If you have a few minutes, give it a watch.  It talks about the marital culture of Orthodox Jews, and it's interesting stuff.

This is a much longer video, but includes a lot of information about Hasidic culture as it exists today.  Obviously our show doesn't take place in Brooklyn, but a lot of the rituals and tradition are similar or the same.


But, definitely check out at around the 21 minute mark, they discuss weddings, and show some clips from a Hasidic wedding, including a separation between men and women.  Pretty interesting stuff, check it out!