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Double Wedding: Two for the Price of One
A Reform Perspective by Rivka C. Berman

The expense of a wedding these days as in years of yore can be enormous.  In impoverished Jewish communities in the land of Israel, in the Arab countries, and in Europe families often celebrated the weddings of siblings on the same day, so that they can put up two or more weddings for the price of one.  However, double weddings for more distant relatives were discouraged.

During the dismal days of pogroms and overtly anti-Semitic regimes, there were few happy occasions and reason for celebrations. Thus, double weddings were rare, as holding two ceremonies on one day deprived the community of a day of merriment.



 

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