| Title: | BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest |
| Notice: | 1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration |
| Moderator: | SMURF::FENSTER |
| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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A question for all... Why is the tradition that weddings should NOT occur on the sabbath? My understanding is that the Orthodox tradition is for weddings to occur an hour after sundown ... and many variations exist depending on your rabbi and your particular branch of Judaisim. I have heard it said that the main reason is a Jewish prohibition (?) against having two joys at the same time and thus lessoning the celebration that each deserves. This same reasoning might prevent double weddings... But, I wonder, where did that saying came from? Is that the only explanation others have heard? Curious, Tamar
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| 842.1 | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Nov 29 1989 15:17 | 14 | |
I assume you meant that *Saturday* weddings occur an hour after sunset. Weddings can be at any time of day -- certain days are forbidden. >I have heard it said that the main reason is a Jewish prohibition (?) against >having two joys at the same time and thus lessoning the celebration that each >deserves. This same reasoning might prevent double weddings... Exactly. There's another reason, namely that kinyan (very loosely, acquisition) is a part of the wedding ceremony, and kinyan is forbidden on Shabbat. There's also a problem with witnesses signing the ketubah. In Eastern Europe, it was common for weddings to be held on Friday afternoon, so the wedding meal would be a Shabbat meal -- people were too poor to afford two big meals. | |||||
| 842.2 | Another one | HPSTEK::SIMON | Curiosier and curiosier... | Wed Nov 29 1989 17:11 | 3 |
Another reason I read about is that having the wedding on Saturday
night may tempt people to make ready for it on Shabbos, which is not
allowed.
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