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The Jewish Wedding

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(א) כֵּיצַד הָאִשָּׁה מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת?

אִם בְּכֶסֶף הוּא מְקַדֵּשׁ

אֵין פָּחוֹת מִפְּרוּטָה כֶּסֶף אוֹ שְׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה.

אוֹמֵר לָהּ: "הֲרֵי אַתְּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת לִי."

אוֹ הֲרֵי אַתְּ מְאֹרֶסֶת לִי. אוֹ הֲרֵי אַתְּ לִי לְאִשָּׁה בָּזֶה.

וְנוֹתֵן לָהּ בִּפְנֵי עֵדִים.

it can not have less than the value of a "Pruta".

"behold, you are engaged to me", "behold, with this, you are to be my wife",

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וַחֲכָמִים הֵם שֶׁתִּקְּנוּ כְּתֻבָּה לָאִשָּׁה כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תִּהְיֶה קַלָּה בְּעֵינָיו לְהוֹצִיאָהּ:


Questions:

1. What is the purpose of the Tenaim?

2. What happens after the Tenaim are read?

Questions:

3. What are some of the commitments that the groom makes in the Ketuvah?

4. What, if anything, does the Ketuvah suggest about the wedding ceremony?

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5. What does the groom do to the bride after the Ketuvah is signed?

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6. What are the two main components of the Jewish wedding?


Questions:

7. What is it customary for the groom to wear during the wedding ceremony?

8. How many times does the bride circle the groom?

9. What does the blessing over the engagement speak about?

Questions:

10. What does the groom do to create a Halakhic engagement? How many witnesses are necessary?

11. What often happens between the engagement and the marriage ceremony?

12. What happens after the seven blessings are over?

13. What happens after the wedding ceremony?

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14. What are some of the themes of these seven blessings?