Schusterman-Levy Wedding Rooted in Generational Connection

Bride Mira Schusterman and groom Moshe Levy had a connection that began generations ago, which was formally culminated at The Temple on Sept. 4.

Mira, a native Atlantan, and Moshe, originally from Florida by way of Crown Heights, met through a shadchan who also happened to be a mutual friend. But their story didn’t start there. Their great-grandfathers were business partners in the Ezra Balshan Printing Press, the shop that typeset and printed the maamarim and sichot distributed by the Rebbe beginning in the 1940s.

“It’s wild,” Mira said. “Our families were already in business together. We just picked up where they left off.”

Moshe added, “They set the type, we just set the date.”

For the proposal, Moshe chose the Swan House, Mira’s favorite date spot — beautiful, historical, and quintessentially Atlanta. “It’s this grand, hidden gem

Moshe showed me early on,” Mira said. “So, it just felt right.”

The couple chose The Temple, steeped in Atlanta’s Jewish history and stately Southern grace. Mira followed in the footsteps of her older sister, Sara, who was also married there. Together, the sisters posed beside the Temple’s “Wall of Brides” from the early 1900s, a visual reminder that Jewish continuity takes many beautiful forms.

The florals and décor by Jim White Designs were in color-blocked bold, rich purples. Dena Schusterman commented that “everything from the chuppah to the table settings reflected both families’ deep appreciation for beauty, history, and meaning.”

EB Catering (kosher) included an abundant smorgasbord before and after the chuppah, followed by a sit-down dinner for family. Under the chuppah, father Rabbi Eliyahu Schusterman offered words that brought the celebration to communal introspection.

“These last two years have taught us that we, the Jewish people, derive our identity from something deeper than public opinion or how we fit into society. We derive our identity from our rich and ancient tradition, rooted in our holy Torah.”

Turning to the bride, Rabbi Schusterman said, “Mira, you are a beautiful light — you always have been. It shines through your eyes, those big, dark, mysterious eyes that carry the mystery of the Divine from your essence. Moshe, you are kind and caring, determined and ambitious. We see how you adore Mira, and how your lights join into one bright flame.”

In a moment of blessing and gratitude, generations converged beneath this wedding canopy.

“To feel the energy of all the possibilities ahead,” Rabbi Schusterman concluded, “to see the hand of Hashem having brought you and Moshe together.” And recited the “Shehechiyanu.”

Guests celebrated late into the night beneath a canopy of twinkle lights, dancing on either side of the mechitzah to a mix of Chasidic favorites and Israeli pop.

As Mira and Moshe step into this chapter, their wedding is a reminder that Jewish love isn’t just about finding your person — it’s finding purpose and continuing a story written long before.

As the last notes of the niggun (Ashkenazi wordless Jewish melodies often sung in groups celebrating) faded beneath the chuppah at The Temple, sunlight spilled across the crowd, the kind of light that feels like a blessing. Fitting, for a couple whose love story seems to have been written long before they met. The couple will begin married life in Florida.

Mira’s parents, Rabbi Eliyahu and Dena Schusterman, co-direct Chabad Intown and have been vibrant fixtures of Atlanta Jewish life for decades.