{"id":2366,"date":"2014-10-18T19:42:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T19:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2014-10-24T07:59:02","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T07:59:02","slug":"we-have-this-treasure-in-jars-of-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/we-have-this-treasure-in-jars-of-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Have this Treasure in Jars of Clay\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Elisabeth Hinze
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\u201cBut we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us\u201d (2 Corinthians 4:7).<\/p><\/div>
\nAnd so it happened that I attended an Orthodox Jewish wedding for the first time. No, I wasn\u2019t invited. But a friend of mine was. And he made the necessary arrangements, asked the necessary people and got the necessary nod of approval. I could go to the wedding feast. And I was excited. Why wouldn\u2019t I be? It\u2019s a wedding, after all. What\u2019s not to love? There\u2019s the bride and the bridegroom, all radiant and happy. The wedding guests, oohing and aahing at the radiance and happiness of the bride and bridegroom. There\u2019s dancing, joy, good food and good company. All of which makes me a big fan of weddings. <\/p>\n

Since this is an Orthodox wedding feast, the men and women celebrate separately. The reception hall is decorated in white and silver \u2013 with a big room divider running down the middle. My friend disappears behind the partition and I\u2019m left on my own on the women\u2019s side. He gives me one last wave over the divider and then he\u2019s out of sight. For the first time I feel a bit lonely, somewhat out of place. With nobody to talk to and no group to join, I take a seat at one of the empty tables to do a bit of people watching…<\/p>\n

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