Jewish wedding rites in Czech and in Moravia in past and nowadays

The introductory part of this work touches upon Jewish life and culture, sources, and, in general, the importance and course of marital union in Judawell as briefly looking at issues concerning the legal status of Jewish weddings emia and Moravia and the status of women in Jewish society. The next pdeals with the wedding preparations, ceremony and festivities, focusing on the actuawedding ceremony and, to a certain extent, following the structure of its usual coThe Jewish wedding has two basic portions - the betrothal (Heb. Kiddushin or Erushin) and the wedding (Heb. Nissuin). Before the actual ceremony under the wedding baldachin (Heb. huppah), the bride and groom fast, take a ritual bath (Heb. mikveh) and sign the wedding contract (Heb. ketubbah) with witnesses. After thceremony of bedeken - the veiling of the bride's face - the groom (Heb. hatan) athe bride (Heb. kala) are brought under the huppah, where the first part of the ceremony - the betrothal - begins. The bride circles the groom, a blessing is said over wine which is then drunk by the wedding couple, the ring is placed on the bride'finger and the wedding contract is read. The betrothal is then followed by the awedding, during which seven nuptial blessings (Heb. Sheva Berakhot) are recited and the wedding couple drink from a second cup of wine...