As a result of ongoing Hizbullah attacks on northern Israel, many couples have had to postpone their wedding ceremonies. In most cases throughout the north, Homefront Command has prohibited the opening of any wedding halls, and has more generally instructed residents to avoid large public gatherings.
Aware of the difficult situation in which the would-be newlyweds of the north found themselves, Easywed, a wedding planning company founded in conjunction with the Tel Aviv University student union, decided to arrange a giant affair for the couples on the university's Ramat Aviv campus. Under the slogan "One People, One Heart, One Wedding," the multiple marriage ceremonies and giant celebration are taking place tonight, which is the 15th of Av in the Jewish calendar.
The 15th of Av, or Tu B'Av, is a day that Jewish tradition marks as a semi-holiday, because it was the day on which young men and women from the various tribes of Israel selected one another for betrothal in Biblical Israel.
10 wedding ceremonies are being held separately on the Tel Aviv U. campus. After the ceremonies are completed, according to Easywed CEO Amit Bar-Tzion, each party is enjoying "a giant kingly feast... in the manner of a lord's table, with delicacies prepared by the best chefs from up north." After the separate meals, all the couples and their guests are coming together for a joint celebration.
The participating couples were asked to pay a symbolic fee of 70 shekels and they were allowed to invite up to 150 guests. Easywed arranged the entire affair, from the rabbi to the entertainment to the photographer, and promised special events and gifts for the happy couples. The Tel Aviv Sheraton hotel donated its suites for the use of the couples in preparing for their big day, and well-known artists are performing on a volunteer basis.
One of the Easywed directors, Rinat Zholti-Marouz, also said that some of the wedding dresses were donated by women who heard about the difficult situation of the participating newlyweds.
Aware of the difficult situation in which the would-be newlyweds of the north found themselves, Easywed, a wedding planning company founded in conjunction with the Tel Aviv University student union, decided to arrange a giant affair for the couples on the university's Ramat Aviv campus. Under the slogan "One People, One Heart, One Wedding," the multiple marriage ceremonies and giant celebration are taking place tonight, which is the 15th of Av in the Jewish calendar.
The 15th of Av, or Tu B'Av, is a day that Jewish tradition marks as a semi-holiday, because it was the day on which young men and women from the various tribes of Israel selected one another for betrothal in Biblical Israel.
10 wedding ceremonies are being held separately on the Tel Aviv U. campus. After the ceremonies are completed, according to Easywed CEO Amit Bar-Tzion, each party is enjoying "a giant kingly feast... in the manner of a lord's table, with delicacies prepared by the best chefs from up north." After the separate meals, all the couples and their guests are coming together for a joint celebration.
The participating couples were asked to pay a symbolic fee of 70 shekels and they were allowed to invite up to 150 guests. Easywed arranged the entire affair, from the rabbi to the entertainment to the photographer, and promised special events and gifts for the happy couples. The Tel Aviv Sheraton hotel donated its suites for the use of the couples in preparing for their big day, and well-known artists are performing on a volunteer basis.
One of the Easywed directors, Rinat Zholti-Marouz, also said that some of the wedding dresses were donated by women who heard about the difficult situation of the participating newlyweds.