Name: Hot Foot
Width: 3.625 in
Depth: 4.75 in
Color: Black
Comment: Mazel Tov
Making Women Look
And Feel
Beautiful Beautifu l !!! !!!!!!!!!
Adam Stepansky proposes to Pamela Mahler.

Courtesy of Pamela Mahler
Rebekah Thomas and Devin Schecter
. Courtesy of Rebekah Thomas
OPEN FOR WALK IN, CURBSIDE & PRIVATE SHOPPING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE
We continue to have fun with each other, even through the
challenges of what’s going on in the outside world.”
ANNA FRANZINI
the importance of partners being a support
system for each other and the value of giving
each other space when they need it. Being able
to make each other laugh has helped them
through the diffi culties of the past year.

“We continue to have fun with each other,
even through the challenges of what’s going on
in the outside world,” she said.

Even in the midst of overwhelming uncer-
tainty, conversations about the future, including
planning a Jewish life, are still taking place.

Th omas and Schecter have decided to have a
Jewish wedding, and they want their future
children to attend synagogue and Hebrew
school. Th ey’re still thinking about whether
they want to pursue Jewish day school.

When Mahler fi rst moved to the area, she
and Stepansky were excited to shop around
for a synagogue that felt like a good fi t. Th at
didn’t pan out due to social distancing limiting
services, but they explored how to create a
Jewish life in other ways. Mahler made a full
Rosh Hashanah dinner for the fi rst time in the
fall and started learning how to bake challah.

Stepansky said being with Mahler refreshed
his connection to Judaism.

“She prioritizes some of the customs and
rituals in a way that makes it feel very approach-
able and inviting and loving, and the idea of
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM sharing my Judaism with a partner is really
appealing to me,” he said.

Th ey originally scheduled their wedding for
August 2021, but decided to push it back until
May 2022.

“You know, we’re going to be together
forever. What’s another however many months
to have the celebration be what we want it to
be?” Mahler said.

Th e other couples are also eyeing a wedding
date in May 2022.

Wasserman and Franzini hope the
pandemic will be over by then so they can have
a dance party with their loved ones sans social
distancing. Schecter still feels hesitant about the date
because he can’t be sure whether safety restric-
tions will remain, but wanted to commit to a
time frame anyway.

“We’ve heard a lot of stories about people
who are going through these events, you know,
trying to plan a wedding during this pandemic,
and it seems like it’s all turning into an issue,”
he said. “But somebody told me, ‘You know
what, we’re not getting any younger here.’ So, at
a certain point, we have to be OK with some of
these restrictions.” ❤
JUSTA T F FARM SHOPPING CENTER
TA 1966 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valle
V Valley, y, y P PA 19006
HOT-FOOT-BOUTIQUE.SHOPTIQUES.COM 215-969-9626 • HOT-FOO
T T-FOO
T T-BOUTIQUE.SHOPTIQUES.COM
Name: Philadelphia Protestant Home
Width: 3.625 in
Depth: 5.5 in
Color: Black
Comment: Mazel Tov
Ad Number: 00093974
spanzer@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729
MAZEL TOV!
MARCH 25, 2021
7