Yiddish Wisdom for Marriage
Contributors: Kristina Swarner (Illustrator); Rae Meltzer (Translator)
Edition: Bilingual edition
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: February 1, 2002
Language: eng; yid
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780811832816
Subjects: Folklore; Jewish studies; Marriage; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; Family & Relationships; Religion - Judaism; Translations into English; Family/Marriage; Religious aspects; Proverbs, Yiddish; Judaism - General; Religion / Judaism / General; Judaism
First sentence: The wedding in Jewish custom and folklore is a great celebration, with klezmer music, dancing, drinking, feasting, with the canopy, or khupe, as the focal point of the ceremony.