I managed to get to a wedding tonight - among other things (the blog was on autopilot for several hours this afternoon and evening as I had a lot of work and several other things to attend to).
Although I did not make the ceremony (I went toward the end to say 'Mazal Tov' to the bride's father, who is a friend), here's Yosef Chaim Shwekey with Hu Yevarech (sometimes referred to as Mi Adir), which is the opening of the wedding ceremony.
I did mention that I had two weddings outside of Yerushalayim this week, didn't I? What I forgot to mention is that one was last night in Kiryat Sefer, and one is tomorrow night in Brooklyn... New York....
Here's Dedi Graucher singing Mi Adir, the song that is sung at the beginning of the ceremony. I should be almost to... somewhere in the US... by the time you see this.
I am an Orthodox Jew - some would even call me 'ultra-Orthodox.' Born in Boston, I was a corporate and securities attorney in New York City for seven years before making aliya to Israel in 1991 (I don't look it but I really am that old :-). I have been happily married to the same woman for thirty-five years, and we have eight children (bli ayin hara) ranging in age from 13 to 33 years and nine grandchildren. Four of our children are married! Before I started blogging I was a heavy contributor on a number of email lists and ran an email list called the Matzav from 2000-2004. You can contact me at: IsraelMatzav at gmail dot com