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Jewish Wedding 101: Sheva Brachot


 21 Apr 2014   Posted by Aliyah   0 Comment

The week following the wedding:                            Sheva Brachot Sheva Brachot, literally ‘seven blessings’, refers not only to the set of seven blessings which are recited...

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Jewish Wedding 101: The Betrothal Ceremony


 25 Mar 2014   Posted by Aliyah   0 Comment

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...

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Hakafot: Circling the Groom


 03 Feb 2014   Posted by Aliyah   2 Comments

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...

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Jewish Wedding 101: The Wedding Processional


 06 Jan 2014   Posted by Aliyah   0 Comment

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...

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Bedeken: The Veiling Ceremony


 28 Oct 2013   Posted by Aliyah   0 Comment

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...

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Jewish Wedding 101: The Kabbalat Panim, Hachnasat Kallah, and The Chosen’s Tish


 21 Aug 2013   Posted by Aliyah   0 Comment

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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