[HANASHIR:15833] Re: wedding

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

oops hit the send button by accident

the chuppah is the symbol of a jewish household, the traditional reason for 
the glass is to remember the distruction of the temple and that our joy can 
not be complete without the temple...

However, with a mixed marriage this is usually lost.  i add that the glass 
reminds us of the new entity of the couple.  They came in single.  they 
leave married.  just as the glass is broken never to return to the state 
where one could drink from it, so to, the two should never return to the 
being single.

btw....are they being married by a rabbi?  I am available this weekend...i 
live outside orlando.




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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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