COLORADO WEDDING PLANNING, JEWISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
JEWISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
Wedding Traditions of the Jewish Faith: Learn about some of the beautiful Jewish wedding traditions for weddings in the Jewish community.
1. CHUPPAH | JEWISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
The Chuppah is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit, stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. This Chuppah is from Benji and Brendon’s intimate wedding at Sapphire Point in Breckenridge.
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As the ceremony comes to a close, the groom (or in some instances the couple) is invited to step on a glass inside a cloth bag to shatter it. The breaking of the glass holds multiple meanings. Some experts say it represents the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Others say it demonstrates that marriage holds sorrow as well as joy and is a representation of the commitment to stand by one another even in hard times. The cloth holding the shards of glass is collected after the ceremony, and many couples choose to have it incorporated into some sort of memento from their wedding day. Remember to yell Mazel Tov! after the glass has been shattered.
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3. KIPPAH | JEWISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
A Kippah is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, worn by male Jews to fulfill the customary requirement held by Orthodox halachic authorities that the head be covered. These are a beautiful blue suede that matched the colors of the wedding.
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A ketubah is a special type of Jewish prenuptial agreement. It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. In modern practice, the ketubah has no agreed monetary value, and is never enforced, except in Israel. Ketubah signing are done with the Rabbi, couple, the immediate families and typically the wedding party. They are beautiful reverent moments.
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5. THE HORA | JEWISH WEDDING TRADITIONS
The hora is a traditional dance performed at Jewish weddings where the newlyweds are lifted into the air while their family and friends dance in circles around them. During the hora, the couple each holds one end of a handkerchief or napkin to signify their union. If you have ever been part of one of these at a wedding reception, you know how much fun they are. Kendall and Spencer are certainly having a blast at their wedding reception at Ten Mile Station.
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