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The wedding chuppah is a special canopy that wedding couples stand under in a Jewish wedding ceremony. It symbolizes their future privacy of their new home.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe chuppah is a marriage canopy Jewish couples stand under to get married. It symbolizes their future in their new home.
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Can you make your own chuppah for a Jewish wedding?
Yes!
What ceremony is performed beneath a chuppah?
Jewish wedding
Why does a Jewish wedding take place under a Chuppah?
The Chuppah symbolizes the house that the couple will build their future in.
What is a Jewish huppah?
it's a wedding ceremony. The chuppah itself is what the bride and groom stand under, but most people call the ceremony itself a chuppah
How do you pronounce chuppah - a Jewish wedding canopy?
I think it is pronounced with a silent c, so it would be hu-pah
What are the four key features of a jewish wedding and what can they teach people?
Chuppah (wedding canopy) Kethubah (marriage contract) Seven blessings "Behold you are betrothed to me..."
What do the bride and groom stand under in a Jewish wedding?
At a Jewish wedding the groom stands next to the bride, on her left; both of them facing Jerusalem.
What is the meaning of an arch at a wedding?
The wedding arch or arbor, chuppah is meant to replace the alter when a couple chooses to marry outside. It is a long standing Jewish tradition that the marring couple have something to kiss under. The Chuppah, arbor, arch fall into play and take the place of the alter inside a church or Temple.
What are the wedding traditions for chuppah?
A Chuppah is basically a canopy for a Jewish couple to be married under. It usually would have a cloth, sheet, or a tallit streched on four poles or sometimes just held up by people. A Jewish couple would conduct their ceremony under this canopy which sympolizes the home they will build together.
What is a canobu in a Jewish wedding?
Don't you mean "canopy?" It's called a huppah. The Jewish wedding couple stands under it to symbolize their future home.
What is a chuppa?
A chuppa is the canopy under which a Jewish wedding ceremony takes place. For a nice explanation, see the Answers.com topic on chuppa at http://www.answers.com/topic/chuppah .
At a Jewish wedding the canopy over the couple symbolises what?
The wedding canopy, or chuppah, represents the home of the new bride and groom. Having the sides open symbolizes an open invitation to guests into their home, as Abraham and Sarah did with their tents.
