Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 8.28: I've heard Jews can't get married on certain days. What are they? Next Document: Question 8.30: How long after a spouse dies can the surviving partner remarry? Must they marry their spouse's younger brother? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: Jewish tradition has no role for the parents. In the west, we tend to have them walk their children down the aisle, but even having an aisle is a western culture thing, not a Jewish one. And the rabbi doesn't marry them. Marriage requires the couple and witnesses. The rabbi is there as "mesadeir qiddushin" (arranger of the marriage), he's there to insure that everyone does everything correctly. Note that one can also honor a second rabbi with reading the kesuvah, and six other rabbis to read the blessings. The cantor chants/sings the traditional greetings and often a song about Jerusalem before the groom breaks the glass. The couple also often honors three sets of winesses, having one group witness the tana'im (the contract specifying which family will pay for what of the wedding), one for the kesuvah, and one pair guarding the door to the yichud room. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 8.28: I've heard Jews can't get married on certain days. What are they? Next Document: Question 8.30: How long after a spouse dies can the surviving partner remarry? Must they marry their spouse's younger brother? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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