Reply To: Meaningful Secular Weddings in Israel

I am reminded of a story of the Baal Shem Tov who greets three men returning from a wedding. “How was the wedding,” he asks.

The first man says that the food was delightful and tasty.

“You were not at a wedding,” he is told.

The second man describes the wild and ecstatic dancing.

“You were not at a wedding,” he is told.

The third man returns and says, “Thank goodness those two people found each other and got together.”

“Now, YOU were at a wedding,” he is told.

Let’s not forget the really important message of the wedding invitation. Two people, against all odds, have found each other, and now wish to spend the rest of their lives together, as husband and wife.