#84 - What Makes a Marriage a Marriage? Part 2

<p>In this installment we consider the (in)famous decision of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the preeminent 20th-century Orthodox <em>posek </em>in North America, concerning Reform Jewish weddings. Spoiler alert #1: he thinks that they do not produce valid Jewish marriages according to <em>halakhah</em>. Spoiler alert #2: his ruling served a purpose that all of us progressive types can support, even if what he says about us is vituperative and insulting. As we like to say in the <em>halakhah </em>​business: it&#39;s complicated. Which is why it&#39;s so interesting.</p><p><br>​</p>