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Why does the bride stand to the right of the groom under the Chuppah in a Jewish wedding?
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∙ 11y ago
- The bride stands on the left of the groom and beside her is her maid of honor and bridesmaids and the groom stands on the right with his best man just behind him and the ushers. This custom is all about gentleman's manners such a man walking down a sidewalk close to the side of the traffic to protect the woman he is with. It's simply good old manners started many years ago and some of these manners continue to this day.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 18y agoLong ago, the right arm was considered the sword arm of most fighting men. If a man had to protect his bride, he would hold her with his left hand, and fight off attackers with his right arm. The reason that men may have had to fight off others was because quite often women were kidnapped. Family members naturally wanted to rescue the stolen brides. Sometimes even during the wedding ceremony, the grooms had to fight off other men who were desirous of their brides, along with the bride's family members. So having his right arm free was an important strategy. This tradition is followed today by when facing the officiant, having the bride stand to the left, and the groom stand to the right.
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∙ 14y agoYour heart is located on the left so the bride stands "under his heart." This also keeps his right hand, or sword/weapon hand free to defend her in case an enemy tries to steal her away.
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∙ 12y ago- The bride along with a flower girl (if there is one); maid of honor and bridesmaids all stand to the left of the groom; ring bearer (if there is one) best man and ushers.
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∙ 12y agoThe bride walks to the left of the Groom because she wants to
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∙ 11y agoIts Tradition
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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
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.
How to Jewish people get married?
The Rabbi reads the Ketubah (wedding vows) as the bride and groom stand under the wedding canopy (Chuppah) in the presence of the guests. Then he says seven blessings over a cup of wine, and the groom places a ring on the bride's finger and ceremoniously declares that he is betrothing her.
Who is the bride unveiled by in a Jewish wedding?
By the groom.
Bride and groom wear on Jewish wedding?
The best wedding clothes they can get.
Why does some brides have arches?
A wedding arches is a decorative element that frames out the bride and groom it also draws your eyes to the front of the wedding ceremony venue were the bride and groom are standing. In religious or cultures it can resent the home like chuppah do in a Jews wedding.
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.
Who escorts the bride and groom to the Jewish wedding canopy?
At Orthodox Jewish weddings, the groom is escorted by both fathers and the bride is escorted by both mothers. At modern Jewish weddings, the bride and groom are escorted by their parents.
What does a Jewish wedding consist of?
At a minimum, it requires a bride, a groom, and two witnesses. Everything else depends on what kind of wedding the bride wants.
Who buys the wedding bands for the bride and groom?
The groom should buy the engagement and wedding ring for his bride to be and the bride to be should buy the groom's wedding band.
Why do the Jewish bride and groom have to fast on their wedding day?
It is a Jewish custom for the bride and groom to fast on their wedding day since it is called a day like Yom Kippur, the holy day of atonement where one's sins are forgiven and one can start a new life; one of improvement. The wedding itself is a rebirth of two single people into the new entity of marriage in which they must learn to live with each other in beginning their new life. The fast lasts only until after the chuppah (wedding canopy). After that, the couple joins in the celebratory feast with everyone else.
Can a Jewish groom wear a skull cap and prayer shawl?
Most traditionally, the groom would wear the skull cap during a Jewish wedding. In certain Jewish communities the prayer shawl is draped over the bride and groom while they are under the Chuppa (wedding canopy).
