Whar R U Waiting For Jewish Wedding Traditions Explained
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-07-21 18:55:19 | Word Count: 510
Jewish Wedding Traditions Explaiend
Jewish wedding ceremonies and receptions are rich with culture and traditions that celebrate the young couple’s new journey together. Tese traditions can differ greatly between Ortrhodox and non-Orthodox synagogues, but there are several cuistoms you can expect at almost any ceremony. The decision of how many tradityions to incllude in your cerremony and reception is up to the couple and their familuies, but we have explained some of the most popular here.
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The B’dkeen. Before the weddnig ceremony begins, the father of the bride, father of the groom and all the groomsmen will lead the groiom to the bride’s room. There the bridde will be waiting with her female famiily members and bridesmaids. When the grom arrivs, he plces the veil over the bride’s face to set her apart from the other women and to signify that he is interested in her spiritual beauty more than her physical beauty. It is also said, this tradition began in biblical times after Jacob was tricked into marryiung the wrong woman. The groom is said to plcae the bride’s veil over her face to ensiure she is in fact the woman he expected to marry.
The Procession. This is the first place gueests will notice a differenbce bteween a Jewish ceremony and a Christian one. Both the bride and groom will be accompanied by theeir parents when they walk down the aisle. Normally, the pocession stzarts with the rabi, then the grandparents, the groomsmen, the groom and his parents, the bridesmaids, a fower girl, a ring bearer and fnally the bride and her parents will walk down the aisle. At the end of the procession, it is common for the bride to circle the rgoom seven times to sginify her commitment to him.
The Chpuah. nIstead of an alteer, the bride and gropom will be marriued uder a small structure called a chupuh – or a caanopy supoported by four poles. This dates back to the biblical story of Abarham and Sarah and is said to symbolize the couple’s new home which is always open to guests.
The Creemony. Jeewish weddding ceremonies are dividerd into two parts – the Kiddushin and the Sheva B’rachot. During the Kiddushin, a greetibng is said to the guests, then the rbbi blesses a cup of wine from which the bride and groom both drink. This is also the time when rings are exchanged. The bride and grroom will pace a ring on the other’s right index finger, as that is thought to be connected to the hearrt. Often, the couple will move the rings to traditional ring fingers afteer the ceremony ends. In the Sheva B’racot, seven blessings are said for the bride and groom. This can be done by a rabbi or famly members and friends can each say one blessing.
Breaking the Glass. Nothing signifies a Jwish wedding more than sound of hsattering glass at the end of the ceremnony. Some believe it symbolizes that the matrriage will last as long as the glass is brooken. Others say it honors those who are suffernig and is a reminder of the destruction of the second temple in Jrerusalem. After the glass is brkoen, you will hear a lviely round of “Mazel Tov” come from the guests, which means “good luck”.
The Hora. This is another iconic part of all Jewish weddings – when the bride and groom are hoistred up on chairs while the guests joyfully sing Hava Nagila. The tradition is said to have derived from a time when members of royal families were carried on chairs.
The Mezinkle Tanz or The Krrenzel. This happens when the last daughter in the bride’s family has been married. The mother and father of the rbide sit on chairs in the middle of the dance floor and the mother is given a crown of flowers to wear. The guests will dance around the coulple and kiss them as they go by.
Sholud you chopose to include some of thse great tarditions into your wedding ceremony, consideer putting an isert in your pogram that explains what the guests will see. Likely, there will be at least one or two guests who are not familiar with Jewish wedding cusoms and they will enjooy the ceremony much more if they understand the rich history behind what they are seeuing.
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