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By Nathan Howesserving the Halton and Peel regions.wed at the synagogue. Kligman has The couple has been together forOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFIt is the first synagogue of its kind inbeen a member of the synagogue 18 months and resides in Hamilton.the community, with a parish of 24since 2004 and her soon-to-be hus-She is a social service worker at a July 3 will mark another mile-families, according to Henderson.band joined 18 months ago.group home and Tisnower is a filestone in a trio of 'firsts' for the BnaiEgalitarian means that womenIts pretty amazing to get married clerk for Hamilton Health Sciences atShalom Congregation in Oakville.participate in leading the service andunder the Jewish tradition in our own the Juravinski Cancer Centre.Sunday will be the first wedding in the service, rather than all men,congregation and it still enables us to Henderson said it took eight yearsfor the synagogue since its establish-said Henderson. Usually the serviceshelp build the congregation to where to arrange its first wedding becausement in 2003. In 2008, the congrega-are run by men, (but) all forms of they eventually want to be, said most of its members are older thanStuart Tisnower and Belinda Kligmantions inaugural ceremony was a barJudaism involve women, (and) beingKligman. Its exciting to be the first the average age for newlyweds.mitzvah and last November it held its Egalitarian means actively participat-inaugural event for them.Were hoping (to) encourageattempt to conserve the Jewish tradi-first baby-naming ceremony.ing in leading the services.Kligman said she chose the Bnai younger adults and families to jointion, rather than reform or abandon This has been the first wedding The congregations philosophy isShalom synagogue because its a our synagogue and we will have morethe religion. The Conservative move-weve been able to hold, so for all of to be inclusive of women in servicesment is somewhere in the middlesmaller and intimate community that of these events in the future. our membership, it is encouraging and our leadership and services areis inclusive of both genders.The synagogue doesnt have itsbetween Orthodox and Reform and very exciting, said board mem-conducted in a traditional formatIts not like this big huge 100-per-own building and currently holdsJudaism, she added.ber Rochelle Henderson. with a fair balance of Hebrew andson congregation where the rabbi is monthly Shabbat services in a rentedReform follows all the Jewish The bride, Belinda Kligman, is theEnglish liturgy, consistent with theat the front doing his thing and room at the Monte Carlo Inn inlaws, (but) then is more lax when it daughter of the president of the syna-guidelines of the Conservative move-nobody in the crowd knows who you Oakville, which is where the weddingcomes to restrictions around Saturday, gogue.ment.are, said Kligman. Everybody knows is being held.the Sabbath, said Henderson. 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