[HANASHIR:15832] Re: wedding

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

the chuppah is the symbol of a jewish household, the traditional
reason for the glass is to remember the distruction of the temple and

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>From: amm <amm (at) uic(dot)edu>
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:15825] wedding
>Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 08:41:40 -0600
>
>Hello everyone
>My youngest daughter is getting married this weekend, and her husband-to-be
>(who is not Jewish) has asked several questions about the wedding 
>traditions.
>I repeatedly forgot to ask our rabbi at home, and now we're in Florida for 
>the
>wedding.  So I need some last minute help. I think I know the answers but I
>want to be sure: What is the significance and the origin of the chupah and 
>the
>breaking of the glass? Please respond to amm (at) uic(dot)edu(dot) Thanks for 
>your help.
>Andrew Morgan
>
>
>

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