Joshua Davidovich writes in Ha’aretz about the Jewish swine flu wedding that took place last week in Chicago:
The wedding of two college friends of mine – the well-publicized "swine flu wedding" held in Chicago last week – was not a spectacle. Yes, the groom, Jeremy "Turtle" Fierstien, was diagnosed with swine flu just a couple of days before the (otherwise kosher) wedding, leading to suspicions that his bride-to-be, Ilana Jackson, had contracted it as well. Yes, they wore masks and gloves the whole afternoon, including under the chuppah. Yes, the bride and groom and their families walked around the guests instead of straight down the aisle. Yes, during the reception Jeremy and Ilana were stuck in a corner, given only plasticware for their table, and were unable to dance with the guests.
But for all intents and purposes, the wedding written about in hundreds of newspapers and blogs around the world was nearly the same as any other Jewish nuptial ceremony.
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