Tradition...Tradition!

From the movie Fiddler on the Roof, we see from the very beginning that traditions are very important to the Jewish culture when it comes to how homes are ran and even the process of marriage. Traditions go the same for us all: they are ways of living or special practices that define who we are and how we live. Think for a second of the family traditions you had when you were growing up: was it movie nights with your family? or a special breakfast for a birthday? or it could even be something as simple as going to church with your family on a Sunday morning. No matter the case, these traditions hold great value to the proper function of a family unit. Lets just image that all the family traditions you ever had were taken away...would your life have any meaning? We would be living more as robots with our our traditions, we would just sit and go through a very boring norm of living. Life is to be enjoyed, creating meaningful bonds, and preparing ourselves for the future of a better tomorrow. Traditions link our families and help them to evolve into something very rare and special. As I look back on my family and the traditions we had, I can see they were moments that really defined and brought our family even closer together.
 I am getting married in 3 days and my fiance and I have talked about the traditions that we both have experienced growing up. As we see that we want to keep those important traditions in our future family, but we also want to create new traditions for our new family. New is ok, we don't always have to stick to what we have been told. Look at your family, evaluate your family traditions and don't be afraid to dive into something new.