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Talia Goshen

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Relationships, marriage and family

Secular Israeli wedding

A secular Israeli wedding ceremony derives from the cultural origins of the celebrants, their country of origin, and the customs and traditions that the couple bring with them. All of these, combined with the symbols and texts chosen by the couple, provide the inspiration for the ceremony.
This creates the unique atmosphere of a secular ceremony that combines the values of Israeli society with those of the happy couple, family, and friends.
As secularists, we do not sanctify the traditional version, and thus allow the couple to choose which of the elements of the traditional wedding ceremony suits them and expresses their identity.
A secular wedding ceremony or "equal wedding" ceremony stems from Israeli secular culture, expresses clear values and celebrates these values, places the people participating in the ceremony, not faith in God, at the center, is not held in a fixed and rigid format but is designed by the couple and is unique to them, stems from Jewish tradition but examines it with modern tools and adapts it to our lives in today's Israel.

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Secular beliefs

Some define secularism in a negative way, meaning lack of faith, but the truth is that the secular worldview is based on beliefs no less strong than beliefs in religion and halakha. Belief in humanism - the concept that places the person and their life at the center. Belief in equality, justice for all, and pluralism (multifacetedness), meaning the tolerant attitude and ability to accept differences and diversity between people and groups in society. Belief in personal sovereignty, meaning the right and duty of every person and every group to determine their way of life independently and independently.
The belief in modernity, progress, and science, that is, the recognition that human reason can explore nature, society, and man.

I accompany you from planning and designing your wedding ceremony, through the learning process you will go through in preparation for the wedding, to the exciting moments under the canopy. A secular Israeli wedding, a wedding of equal value, is an exciting, one-time ceremonial occasion that is different in its format and essence from a religious marriage ceremony, as each couple creates their own unique wedding ceremony.

  • Female Engagement Circle - Your departure in peace
    Shabbat groom
    Shabbat Kala
    Baptism ceremony for the bride before the wedding - in a mikveh, on the beach
    or near a water source

  • Celebration of signing a partnership agreement
    Israeli wedding
    Secular wedding/Equal wedding
    Proud wedding
    Multinational/Interfaith Wedding
    A traditional wedding in the spirit of humanistic Judaism

  • Ceremony of exchanging wedding rings for farewell rings after divorce
    Healing Circle After Separation/Divorce

On Judaism as a culture:
"I believe in human beings, in our power, in our creativity, in our ability to overcome obstacles, in the laws of morality, equality and justice, in the power of science and pluralistic and humanist ideas - which leads to a cultured, enlightened and fair society."
I believe in Judaism as a culture, constantly changing, and not as a religion, fixed by the laws of Halacha.
My Judaism is flexible and context-dependent. My Judaism yesterday morning is different from my Judaism tonight.
I believe that women should be given the opportunity to respectfully join my culture, to marry and be born into my culture, without the humiliating processes of Orthodox conversion, the institutional demand to erase identity and hide the culture from which a person who is not Jewish according to Halacha came.
"I don't need proof, denial of the past, previous traditions, spiritual essence, and personal story to accept new members into my club."

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