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There’s nothing quite like the gorgeous skyline of your favorite city to fill you with a sense of pride and excitement. Wether it’s your original stomping grounds, a favorite vacation spot, or the place you truly call “home”, a skyline is a beautiful reminder of home no matter where you are! With unique architecture and buildings that reach to the sky, skylines are definitely the “face” of any city.
The Bagel Team is SUPER excited to introduce TINAK’s line of Skyline Ketubahs! Each Ketubah contains a different city skyline — ranging from Chicago and Miami, to Toronto and Montreal these designs are simply to die for. Some skylines are late at night with dazzling city lights, and others are featured at the break of day with a beautiful sun rising behind the city. Of course, as most of the Bagel Team are born-and-raised New Yorkers, we can’t help but love the New York Skyline. (You know what they say — “you can take the boy out of New York…”)
Take a look at the whole series here and get a Ketubah that not only represents your love and tradition, but your home as well!
Don’t see your city among the fabulous Ketubahs? No problem! Contact us here to let us know what skyline you’re looking for. We would love to work our magic to make your Ketubah dreams become a reality :)
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by Jordan
In honor of good eats, the Olympics, and equality, a local New York eatery has developed an entire menu based around the 2014 Winter Games. Dishes ranging from colorful names (like “Putin’s Poutine”) and colorful flavors (Skittles infused shots), this menu is sure to please your eyes, taste buds, and heart! To get even MORE bang for your buck, The Huffington Post article states that “one dollar from every order of “Putin’s Poutine” will be donated to You Can Play, a national advocacy campaign dedicated to eradicating homophobia in sports.”
If we were giving this restaurant a rating, it would definitely get an: A-MAZINGGGG!!!! As fellow foodies ourselves (Check out The Foodie Ketubah!) and sports enthusiasts, we are ALL OVER this menu — especially the Russian Rainbow Shot… YUM!
Anyone visiting or living in the New York area, we definitely recommend checking out Foley’s N.Y. Pub & Restaurant. Not only is it fighting for equality for all Same-Sex couples (and Gays and Lesbians in general!), but it’s delicious too!
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by Jordan
We’re proud to introduce our latest partner: Interfaith Ketubahs.
Interfaith Ketubahs is a new site that is dedicated to supporting and encouraging couples (same-sex or hetero) that are mixed marriages, interfaith couples in which one partner is Jewish and one isn’t.
We love mixing of all sorts, and love this new site. We would encourage all of your friends who are in interfaith relationships (and who are hetero) to use it!
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Jan27
Irene Lopez’ The New Rabbi
by Jordan
Here is our favorite Kickstarter Project of the year, so far:
A feature documentary about the liberal American/Israeli Rabbi David Lazar’s journey in the Jewish community of Stockholm.
The New Rabbi documents the story of American/Israeli Rabbi David Lazar. The Jewish-orthodox bible student who became a liberal rabbi and a fighter for feminism, the heterosexual father of five daughters who became a gay-activist and came to marry the first lesbian couple in Israel, in a prison.
Yes: an Israel rabbi that was the first to marry Lesbian couples in Israel. And in Jail, no less.
We just found out about this — and it has already hit the funding goal and closed. If we had known earlier, we would have supported it.
We can’t wait to see Irene Lopez’ documentary! We already want to buy a copy!
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by Jordan
Excellent news: a gay rabbi in London, Rabbi David Mitchell, is going to be among the first people in same-sex couples to get married in the UK!
Read about it here or watch it below:
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by Jordan
Our hearts were warmed to read Shmuly Yanklowitz’s blog post at the Huffington Post. He’s an orthodox rabbi — who supports gay marriage.
From his article:
“I am coming out of the closet. I am an Orthodox rabbi and an advocate for gay marriage.
The history of the theological issue is complicated, but the moral issue is increasingly clear. Faith leaders must stand as public allies; private support is no longer enough. Fifteen states and counting have formally approved marriage equality. It’s time that traditional faith leaders stand for gay rights, including the right to marriage.
As an Orthodox Jew, I believe the Bible was given by G-d, that Jewish law is binding, and that change in our religious practice cannot happen impetuously. It also means that I take the pervasive biblical call for justice very seriously. I am pro-gay-rights because I am an Orthodox rabbi, not in spite of it.”
If you want an orthodox rabbi to marry you and your (same-sex) partner — we strongly recommend Shmuly Yanklowitz. He’s our new favorite same-sex supporting Rabbi. You go!
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by Jordan
Right in time for Hanukkah! Another beautiful gift in the form of the right to marry in New Mexico! Now becoming the 17th State to allow Same-Sex marriages within the United States, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruling stated:
…barring individuals from marrying and depriving them of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil marriage solely because of their sexual orientation violates the Equal Protection Clause.
All we have to say is: way to go New Mexico! We are SO EXCITED!! Here at Bagel, we always make sure to have a mini celebration each time a new state finally recognizes marriage rights to same-sex couples.
For any of the couples out in New Mexico searching for your perfect Ketubah to go along with the perfect wedding, Contact Us Here!
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by Jordan
Some Great photos of the gay rights march in Tel Aviv.
Even better news, from the same link: 70% of Israelis support equal rights for LGBT couples!
One by one we’re doing it — even in Israel!
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by Jordan
Exciting news out of Israel: the government is coming one step closer to legalizing gay marriage.
Here at BGL Ketubahs, we thought this was a century away, but the word is — luckily — changing much faster than we ever imagined.
A new bill in the Knesset is proposing creating civil marriage in Israel (up until now, Israel has only had religious marriage) — and the civil marriage right would be extended to same sex couples as well.
As the article says,
The Yesh Atid faction presented a bill on Tuesday that seeks to legalize, for the first time, non-religious marriage in Israel. Currently, all Israeli marriages are legally valid only if they are conducted in formal state religious institutions, whether through the Jewish rabbinate, Muslim sharia institutions, Catholic canon courts or a handful of other recognized, state-funded religious denominations.
Hopefully, the bill will pass! Fingers crossed!
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by Jordan
Well we already love the windy city, and although most of us are born and raised New Yorkers, we don’t haaaate The Chicago Cubs (The Yankees are just better, duh). So you would imagine all of our excitement on Wednesday when we see that Illinois has officially become the 16th State to allow gay marriage! This bill was signed and sealed by Governor Patt Quinn, and as the Chicago Tribune eloquently states “capping a 40-year push for gay rights that picked up major momentum during the past decade.” [Read the article here.]
There is nothing more EXCITING in our office than when we see a new state blazing the way for Same-Sex couples and pushing for equal rights. Congrats, Congrats, Congrats to all the same-sex couples in Illinois! We would be more than honored to create a Ketubah for any of you. (Pssst! Check out our Chicago Subway Ketubah!!)
In honor of Illinois we’re going to celebrate with a deep-dish pizza (kosher style of course)!
