Jewish Wedding

Traditional Jewish Wedding

Executive summary about jewish wedding by Jen Carter

A traditional Jewish wedding includes one of the most beautiful ceremonies followed by fun-filled celebration. On their wedding day, Jewish people embrace meaningful rituals which symbolize truth, unity, and the obligations of a husband and wife.

In their wedding preparations, a bride (kallah in Hebrew) and her husband (chatan in Hebrew) should reflect and focus on their faith, lineage, material, spirituality, and planning for the future together. Jewish weddings typically embrace tradition and celebrate the Jewish faith. 

Kabbalat Panim — The Week Prior to the Wedding Day

It’s a Jewish wedding custom for the bride and groom to be seen by anyone but one another during the week prior to their wedding ceremony. The plate, in a way, represents the relationship. 

Badeken — The Veiling of the Bride

The veil symbolizes modesty.

The Wedding

At the ceremony, the groom wears a kittel (traditional white robe, also worn on Yom Kippur). 

Traditional Jewish Wedding Food

Executive summary about jewish wedding by Wendy Pan

However it happened the planning will now be underway for a traditional Jewish wedding. As kosher food is one of the central aspects of Jewish faith and culture, traditional Jewish wedding food will play and an important role in the celebration of the wedding. The service is then followed by a Kiddush when food and drinks are served. As in other cultures and faiths the wedding is followed by a party involved food drink and dancing. 

Jews belong to two main ethnic origins and the historical background of these two cultures may be evidenced in the style of the wedding the food served. The Sephardic Jews whose roots are in southern Europe and the Middle East may chose a menu based on the spicier flavor of eastern styled foods.

It is usual for traditional Jewish wedding food to be kosher food. Food is Kosher if it conforms to Jewish dietary laws, the kashrut, meaning "fit" or "proper." in Hebrew. So as far as traditional Jewish wedding food goes if it's kosher its ok.

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