Chupah Rituals And Marriage

When couples marry, the individual fulfills the first mitzvah in the Torah, which is “be fruitful and multiply” it is believed that God created people so they could marry and continue passing down the Jewish beliefs and traditions. When the groom marries the bride, his obligation is to not deprive her of food, clothing and marital rights. The significance of the chatan (groom) in reading the Torah, the saturday before their marriages is to show that the Torah is central to their lives. In both conservative and progressive Judaism, both the chatan and the kalluh (bride) are called up. After the ceremony, the ketubah is read aloud to symbolise that the couple is now apart of the community. The community is also apart of the Chupah ritual, the 4 open sides are there to welcome hospitality and to invite the community to be apart of their lives. …show more content…
love, companionship, etc). Marriage is significant to the individual as it elevates the mundane to the supernatural as a means of contract with God who is present in the ceremony. It also reaffirms the spiritual connection with tradition and belief in Judaism. Ultimately, it is a reminder that God is the giver of life who has divinely brought the couple