Marriage Preparation & Chuppah Project

Join the next Chuppah Project on June 6, 2010.  For additional information click here.

The food, the flowers, the music . . .
As the happiest of couples will tell you, the wedding takes a lot of time and energy, but so does the marriage. Marital success is not a matter of luck nor is marital failure a mystery, as researchers have discovered over the past 30 years. Couples can learn skills, complete exercises, and enhance ways of thinking that increase their odds of success. 

JCFS offers two programs that give couples the skills they need to stay happily married for a lifetime. Through our guidance, couples will explore the shared meaning of marriage, while discovering the mutual purpose in building a life together.


Marriage Preparation

Meet with a specially trained counselor, learning a range of skills to use throughout your life. Complete on-line assessments, identifying your unique strengths and challenges. Meet with your counselor for up to eight sessions.

Address your individual situation including:
   - Communicating effectively
   - Problem solving as a couple
   - Managing conflict without damaging closeness
   - Preserving and enhancing commitment and friendship

Chuppah Project 

Join other Jewish couples for a day of learning, led by trained counselors to gain skills preparing you for the rest of your lives. Benefit from meeting other couples with similar issues to discuss:
    - Expectations of your marriage
    - The family you came from,  the family you are forming
    - Building a Jewish home together
    - Communication and decision making
    - Conflict resolution

Please click here for an article in JUF News about Marriage Preparation & Chuppah Project