Lea Michele Got Married Under A Luxurious Chuppah
Lea Michele was married this weekend to Zandy Reich Image by Getty Images
Lea Michele, the Jewish woman who has captured America’s attention with her commanding presence, exquisite range, and soul of a diva, is officially married.
The “Glee” star wed her partner Zandy Reich at an exquisite ceremony in Northern California, People Magazine reports. In the single photograph of the event that has been released to the public, Michele is resplendent in a bright white gown, clasping a jumbo bouquet of white roses in one hand, and her new husband’s hand in the other. A swirling tulle veil issues from the top of her perfect chignon, and diamond teardrops twinkle below her earlobes. It’s a perfect look for Michele — half understated goddess, half extravagant diva.
Reich, a Wharton graduate and ex-lacrosse bro fashion executive who runs the clothing line AYR, seems ecstatic just to be holding her hand. As the Forward reported in April 2018 when the couple first became engaged with a ring Reich had personally designed by Leor Yerushalmi, the limited public information about Reich would suggest that he is Jewish. Michele recently said that she and Reich met when seated next to each other at the wedding of her best friend, Stephanie Levinson. As we pointed out at the time, “Zandy=Alenxander. Jewdar rule #7 – play a goyishe sport. He’s a Jew with contacts in diamonds and head of a shmatte business.”
The sole picture of the Michele-Reich nuptials would seem to suggest that the couple had a Jewish or Jew-ish wedding. They are standing under such a towering bower of vines and assorted white flowers that, though your grandparents might not find it familiar, is certainly a hugely expensive chuppah. And though no one in the image is wearing a kippah, there’s another sign just behind the couple. An elegant, pale grey pouch lying on the ground behind them seems likely to contain a recently crushed glass.
We wish the couple all of the happiness, mazal, and “glee” this life can offer. And hey, if you two had a Jewish wedding, would it hurt you to share the details with your loving community?
Jenny Singer is the deputy life/features editor for the Forward. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @jeanvaljenny
The Forward is free to read, but it isn’t free to produce
I hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward.
Now more than ever, American Jews need independent news they can trust, with reporting driven by truth, not ideology. We serve you, not any ideological agenda.
At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse.
This is a great time to support independent Jewish journalism you rely on. Make a Passover gift today!
— Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Publisher and CEO
Dive In
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion My Jewish moms group ousted me because I work for J Street. Is this what communal life has come to?
- 2
Fast Forward Suspected arsonist intended to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a sledgehammer, investigators say
- 3
Fast Forward How Coke’s Passover recipe sparked an antisemitic conspiracy theory
- 4
Politics Meet America’s potential first Jewish second family: Josh Shapiro, Lori, and their 4 kids
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion This Nazi-era story shows why Trump won’t fix a terrifying deportation mistake
-
Opinion I operate a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs are going to squelch Jewish innovation.
-
Fast Forward Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?
-
Books How a Jewish boy from Canterbury became a Zulu chieftain
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
Republish This Story
Please read before republishing
We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines.
You must comply with the following:
- Credit the Forward
- Retain our pixel
- Preserve our canonical link in Google search
- Add a noindex tag in Google search
See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs.
To republish, copy the HTML by clicking on the yellow button to the right; it includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to the Forward. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Please email us at [email protected], subject line “republish,” with any questions or to let us know what stories you’re picking up.