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For much of Jewish history, the third day of the week (Tuesday) was considered an especially auspicious day for a wedding. This was so because, concerning the account of the third day of creation, the phrase “… and God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:10,12) appears twice.
- Liturgy, Rituals and Customs of Jewish Weddings
A traditional Jewish wedding begins with separate receptions...
- How to Plan a Jewish Wedding | My Jewish Learning
Jewish weddings are traditionally prohibited on Shabbat and...
- Liturgy, Rituals and Customs of Jewish Weddings
Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz (Tammuz 17): Today commences the " Three Weeks," A Jewish national mourning period. Weddings are not scheduled for today. Nine Days (Av 1-9 4): With the onset of the month of Av, we enter the Nine Days, the most intense days of the already mournful Three Weeks.
A presentation of Jewish teaching on love and marriage in light of Jewish traditions and laws.
On the cosmic level, our sages teach that each marriage ceremony is a reenactment of the marriage between G‑d and the Jewish people that took place at Mount Sinai, and that the wedding day is a personal Yom Kippur —the holiest and most auspicious day of one's life.
24 lip 2009 · When to wed. The wedding itself can be held on any day of the week apart from during the Jewish Sabbath, which runs from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday, or on major Jewish festivals...
A traditional Jewish wedding begins with separate receptions for the groom and the bride. The groom presides over a tish (literally, “table”), around which the guests sing and make toasts, and the groom delivers a scholarly talk.
Jewish weddings are traditionally prohibited on Shabbat and most holidays — including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot — and the fast days Tisha B’Av, the 10th of Tevet, the 17th of Tammuz, the Fast of Gedaliah, and the Fast of Esther.
