Jewish Wedding Blog
21 Apr 2014
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The week following the wedding: Sheva Brachot Sheva Brachot, literally ‘seven blessings’, refers not only to the set of seven blessings which are recited...
Read more → 25 Mar 2014
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THE WEDDING CEREMONY Once the couple have met under the chuppah, or wedding canopy, we move into what is actually 5 parts to marry the couple. Here is the first: THE BETROTHAL CEREMONY The...
Read more → 03 Feb 2014
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There is a longstanding tradition among Ashkenazi Jews that when the bride first arrives at the chuppah she walk around him several times. In some communities she does this alone, in others she is accompanied...
Read more → 06 Jan 2014
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Before their wedding the groom and bride are each is led to the chuppah by two or more shushvinin, or escorts. According to Jewish custom it is a mitzvah - a righteous deed - to attend a bride or groom...
Read more → 28 Oct 2013
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The bedeken is the veiling ceremony, during which a groom places a veil over his bride just prior to the marriage rites. This ceremony is often considered one of the most moving elements of a traditional...
Read more → 21 Aug 2013
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There are many different stages to a Jewish wedding, each with their own meanings and traditions. At the very beginning of a traditional wedding there is the Kabbalat Panim, Hachnasat Kallah and the Chosen's...
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