Happy Couples
Celebrating New Jewish Homes We Were Privileged to Help Begin
Behind these photographs are real people, real beginnings and precious memories from the years when our Wedding Project was actively helping couples begin married life with dignity, joy and support.
More Than Wedding Gifts
During the active years of our Wedding Project, Chessed Ve’Emet had the privilege of helping couples preparing for marriage who did not have the financial or family assistance that so many of us take for granted.
Sometimes that meant beautiful and practical gifts for their new home. Sometimes it meant Judaica, clothing, sefarim and other necessities. And sometimes it meant simply being there — helping with preparations, arranging flowers and tables, taking photographs and helping a bride and groom feel that somebody genuinely cared.
Yanki* & His Kallah
Yanki and his kallah were both Baalei Teshuvah and were preparing for their wedding without family assistance. They approached us hoping that perhaps we might be able to help.
We were also able to provide the couple with a beautiful collection of items with which to begin their married life. Most importantly, they were able to choose these items themselves from our Bayit Chadash Store.
These were not simply presents. They were some of the first possessions accompanying a young couple into their bayit chadash — their new Jewish home.
* Name changed to protect privacy.
Memories From the Wedding Project
A selection of photographs, gifts and letters preserved from the years in which we were privileged to help couples preparing to establish their homes.
Helping Build a Home Rooted in Torah
Providing the practical necessities of a new home was only part of the vision. Wherever possible, we wanted a couple beginning married life to have the Judaica, sefarim and resources that could accompany them as they built a home filled with Torah and Jewish life.
Shalom* & His Kallah
Shalom was so excited and appreciative of the gifts that he and his kallah-to-be received that he prepared a beautifully typed letter of appreciation — a letter that remains among the memories preserved on this page.
Together with gifts for their new home, we were privileged to provide something especially meaningful for the establishment of a Torah home: an extensive collection of Sifrei Kodesh.
Could the Wedding Project Come Alive Again?
These photographs belong to an earlier chapter of the Chessed Ve’Emet Wedding Project. The project is not presently operating as it once did — but the need to help couples begin married life with dignity has certainly not disappeared.
We would be deeply grateful to see this work come alive again.
To undertake a project of this nature responsibly requires substantial and dependable financial backing. Weddings involve significant expenses and commitments, and meaningful assistance can only be offered when the necessary resources are genuinely available.
If you are an individual, family, foundation, business or organisation interested in helping us re-establish the Wedding Project — whether by sponsoring a wedding, establishing a dedicated wedding fund, or becoming a major ongoing partner — we would very much like to hear from you.
Perhaps you can help make it possible.