Analytical Essay: Judaism-Significant Tradition: Marriage
Judaism – Significant Tradition: Marriage * Genesis 2:18 – “The Lord said: It is not good for man to be alone” * Marriage completes the individual, with God as the third aspect of the partnership. * The Talmud says : ‘when a man is without a wife, he lives without joy” * Kiddushin means ‘satisfaction’ in Hebrew – the word for Marriage * Marriage is more than a spiritual bond between man and woman, it is a partnership, a complication of an individual and the fulfillment of God’s Commandment – go and populate the world. * Genesis 2:21-24 – Woman and man are part of the same entity, therefore there is a natural connection/bond between them. * According to Rabbinic Law, Jewish marriage ceremonies consist of two acts: * Kiddushin: a legal act that occurs when the Groom gives the Bride an object of value. “Behold you are consecrated to me according to the law of Moses
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* A week before the wedding the couple stop seeing each other in order to increase the joy of their wedding
Ketuvah/Ketubah
* This is the contract of marriage * Ordained by Mishnaic law. * It is written in Aramaic pertaining the obligations of the husband to his wife; food, clothing, dwelling, pleasure etc. * Becomes an illuminated manuscript and a work of art itself, often displayed around the home.
Bedekin
* Happens after the signing of the Ketuvah/Ketubah, accompanied by light snacks and hard liquor * The groom does the bedekin or the ‘veiling’ and is accompanied by his father, father in law, musicians and the male guests to the room where the bride is receiving her guests. The groom then covers her face with her veil.
Chuppah
* The canopy * Symbolic of the home the couple is going to
* A week before the wedding the couple stop seeing each other in order to increase the joy of their wedding
Ketuvah/Ketubah
* This is the contract of marriage * Ordained by Mishnaic law. * It is written in Aramaic pertaining the obligations of the husband to his wife; food, clothing, dwelling, pleasure etc. * Becomes an illuminated manuscript and a work of art itself, often displayed around the home.
Bedekin
* Happens after the signing of the Ketuvah/Ketubah, accompanied by light snacks and hard liquor * The groom does the bedekin or the ‘veiling’ and is accompanied by his father, father in law, musicians and the male guests to the room where the bride is receiving her guests. The groom then covers her face with her veil.
Chuppah
* The canopy * Symbolic of the home the couple is going to