chuppah
Jewish bridal canopy
A chuppah is the canopy under which a Jewish wedding ceremony takes place.
It consists of a cloth or sheet supported by four poles, symbolizing the home the couple will build together.
The bride and groom stand beneath it along with the officiant: They exchanged vows under the chuppah.
Also spelled huppah.
Jewish matrimonial agreement
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- circlingMoving around a center
- blessingsFavors from the divine
cantor · witnesses · wine-cup · betrothal · consecration
Overhead protective covering
- baldachinOrnate canopy over altar
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- fabricWoven or knit material
- velvetThick-pile textile
silk · tallit · cloth · drapery · covering · framework · posts · corners
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- horahTraditional Israeli circle dance
- simchaJewish celebration or joy
- receptionAct of receiving guests
l'chaim · nuptials · marriage · matrimony · procession · celebration
Inherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- observanceKeeping of customs
- JewishOf a Semitic people
Ashkenazi · Sephardic · Reform · Conservative · synagogue · generational
Binding formal pledge
- homeOne's personal residence
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- unityWholeness through cohesion
openness · hospitality · heaven · Abraham · Sarah · vulnerability · welcome
ketubah
Jewish matrimonial agreement
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- circlingMoving around a center
blessings · cantor · witnesses · wine-cup · betrothal · consecration
canopy
Overhead protective covering
velvet · silk · tallit · cloth · drapery · covering · framework · posts · corners · embroidered
bride
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- horahTraditional Israeli circle dance
- simchaJewish celebration or joy
reception · l'chaim · nuptials · marriage · matrimony · procession · celebration
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customHabitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- observanceKeeping of customs
Jewish · Ashkenazi · Sephardic · Reform · Conservative · synagogue · generational
covenant
Binding formal pledge
- homeOne's personal residence
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
unity · openness · hospitality · heaven · Abraham · Sarah · vulnerability · welcome
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, marry, wedding ceremony, wedding rings
- weddingswedding, wedding dress, wedding cake, wedding ceremony, bride
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Jewish ritualsbrit milah, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, kiddush, havdalah
- wedding ritualswedding ceremony, wedding vows, wedding prayer, nuptial mass, exchange of vows
chuppahget
Obtain or become
divorce decree · divorce papers · dissolution · annulment · separation