10 Minute Topics: Jewish Marriage Practices

The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: Jewish Marriage Practices.

The concept of marriage in Judaism is that of an ideal state of personal existence. A man without a wife or a woman without a husband is considered incomplete.

According to halachah, marriage consists of two separate acts, called erusin (also known as kiddushin) and nissuin. Traditionally, these two acts were separate and distinct but today, in most communities, they generally occur on the same day. The erusin is the betrothal ceremony and the nissuin is the actual marriage ceremony.

Sources:
The Principles of Jewish Law, Ed Menachem Elon, Encyclopaedia Judaica (December 1995)

Kidushin 9b (http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/dafyomi2/kidushin/insites/kd-dt-09.htm)

Jewish Views of Marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_views_of_marriage)

Ketubah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketubah)

Kesuvos 7b (http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/dafyomi2/kesuvos/insites/ks-dt-007.htm)

Kesuvos 8a (http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/dafyomi2/kesuvos/insites/ks-dt-008.htm)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Judaism
• Jewish
• Ketubah
• Marriage
• Engagement
• Betrothel
• Bride
• Groom
• Chuppah
• Chupah
• Shiddukhin
• Matchmaker
• Badekin
• Chatan
• Erusin
• Kiddushin
• Nissuin

[ArtLoversStudio18]

You have no idea how important a service you provide with this series. It is absolutely essential.

[chukwuemeka23456]

do you know anything about igbo judiasm, lol??!!! ;)

[SHMUJEW]

does the Bayis have something to do with the yiddish word balabus?

[tonyschmoeredux]

The canopy as i understand means the Tabernacle which was placed inside Solomon's Temple after it was constructed.