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  2. Jewish wedding - Wikipedia

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    Jewish wedding. A Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedding ceremonies vary, common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah (marriage contract) that is signed by two witnesses, a chuppah or huppah (wedding canopy), a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy, and ...

  3. Ketubah - Wikipedia

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    A ketubah ( / kɛtuːˈbɑː /; [1] Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה) is a Jewish marriage contract. [2] It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. In modern practice, the ketubah has no agreed monetary value, and is seldom enforced by ...

  4. Sheva Brachot - Wikipedia

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    The old Yemenite Jewish custom regarding the Sheva Brachot is recorded in Rabbi Yihya Saleh's (Maharitz) Responsa. [11] The custom that was prevalent in Sana'a before the Exile of Mawza was to say the Sheva Brachot for the bridegroom and bride on a Friday morning, following the couple's wedding the day before, even though she had not slept in the house of her newly wedded husband.

  5. Marriage in Israel - Wikipedia

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    Jewish wedding in Jerusalem, 2011. Under the Ottoman Empire which controlled the territory that is now Israel, all matters of a religious nature and personal status, which included marriage, were within the jurisdiction of Muslim courts and the courts of other recognized religions, called confessional communities, under a system known as millet ...

  6. An inside look at an ultra-Orthodox wedding in Israel

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    The wedding was a huge spectacle with the groom being a grandson of a famous rabbi. Thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the the newlyweds. Orthodox Jews, who are known to be ...

  7. Mikveh - Wikipedia

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    A mikveh or mikvah ( Hebrew: מִקְוֶה / מקווה, Modern: mīqve, Tiberian: mīqwe, pl. miqva'ot, mikvoth, mikvot, or ( Yiddish) mikves, [1] [2] lit., "a collection") is a bath used for ritual immersion in Judaism [3] to achieve ritual purity . In Orthodox Judaism, these regulations are steadfastly adhered to; consequently, the mikveh ...

  8. Interfaith marriage in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The Wedding Feast of Samson by Rembrandt, depicting the marriage of Samson and Delilah. Interfaith marriage in Judaism (also called mixed marriage or intermarriage) was historically looked upon with very strong disfavor by Jewish leaders, and it remains a controversial issue among them today. Many Jews followed the Talmud and all of resulting ...

  9. Levirate marriage - Wikipedia

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    Anthropology of kinship. Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage outside the clan) is forbidden.