Jewish traditions

FH and I are both Catholic and my mom converted to Judaism b/c my stepfather is Jewish and they wanted to raise their two daughters they have together as Jewish. Its actually pretty cool b/c my two stepsisters are also Catholic so my house during the holidays is great! We do it all! I'd like to know what some Jewish wedding traditions are so that I can maybe incorporate something into my wedding to honor my parents. Any ideas? I'm clueless

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Posted by rsolano222

FH and I are both Catholic and my mom converted to Judaism b/c my stepfather is Jewish and they wanted to raise their two daughters they have together as Jewish. Its actually pretty cool b/c my two stepsisters are also Catholic so my house during the holidays is great! We do it all! I'd like to know what some Jewish wedding traditions are so that I can maybe incorporate something into my wedding to honor my parents. Any ideas? I'm clueless

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Doing the motzie (prayer over the challah). blessing over the win.

Hora and/or mazinkah(if you are the last child married).

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Posted by jsta76


Doing the motzie (prayer over the challah). blessing over the win.

Hora and/or mazinkah(if you are the last child married).

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also breaking the glass and drinking from the kiddish cup during the ceremony

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Posted by qtdimps23

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Posted by jsta76


Doing the motzie (prayer over the challah). blessing over the win.

Hora and/or mazinkah(if you are the last child married).

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also breaking the glass and drinking from the kiddish cup during the ceremony

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I woulda said that but I wasn't sure if she wanted ideas for the ceremony.

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Posted by futuremrsfab

I am not jewish but I went to a wedding where the bride was and they did this ceremony with the mothers of the bride and groom- they placed them in the middle of the dance floor and placed flowered rings on their heads and everyone danced around them- not sure what it was called- but it was very moving.

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Thats the mazinkah. Technically its when the last child gets married or an only child even. In our case both of us are the last married so we are planning on doing it.

But I don't think it matters that much, its a really nice sentiment.

I would say it depends in part on how large a Jewish contingent you had coming- simcha dancing (commonly known as the Hora and other stuff) can be a ton of fun and honor the traditions, but you probably need a few people who know how to do it to start it and then pull it off.

many people associate the breaking of the glass with Jewish weddings, but not sure if you want to add something like that to the ceremony.

Motzi (blessing a loaf of bread or rolls) would probably be the easiest thing.

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Posted by stealthgroom

I would say it depends in part on how large a Jewish contingent you had coming- simcha dancing (commonly known as the Hora and other stuff) can be a ton of fun and honor the traditions, but you probably need a few people who know how to do it to start it and then pull it off.

many people associate the breaking of the glass with Jewish weddings, but not sure if you want to add something like that to the ceremony.

Motzi (blessing a loaf of bread or rolls) would probably be the easiest thing.

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I agree it really does depend on how many people there will be since a lot might not understand what you are doing.

You can also try to explain or something like that???

Is your dad walking you down the aisle? Because in Jewish weddings both parents walk the bride (and groom) down the aisle. I'm not Jewish, and I would have done it anyway even if we had a secular ceremony, but my husband wanted a Jewish ceremony, so both my parents walked me down the aisle. My mom was so touched when asked her. My dad certainly didn't mind. In my view, both my parents raised me, so they both deserve to 'give me away.' (Although I went 'away' a long time ago!!)

Or you could have a chuppah. It's one of my favorite parts of the Jewish ceremony. It's a piece of cloth, often a prayer shawl, held or suspended over the bride's and groom's heads during the ceremony. It symbolizes (among other things) the new household that they're forming. Many couples have the florist or temple build a structure, but we had one that was carried up the aisle. It started out as a tablecloth that I had embroidered. My sister sewed ribbons onto it and tied them to poles. My brother carried it up the aisle and our siblings held it over our heads. It was very special to me that all our siblings were there with us as we were married, participating in the ceremony, even in a small way.

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Posted by Pencils

Is your dad walking you down the aisle? Because in Jewish weddings both parents walk the bride (and groom) down the aisle. I'm not Jewish, and I would have done it anyway even if we had a secular ceremony, but my husband wanted a Jewish ceremony, so both my parents walked me down the aisle. My mom was so touched when asked her. My dad certainly didn't mind. In my view, both my parents raised me, so they both deserve to 'give me away.' (Although I went 'away' a long time ago!!)

Or you could have a chuppah. It's one of my favorite parts of the Jewish ceremony. It's a piece of cloth, often a prayer shawl, held or suspended over the bride's and groom's heads during the ceremony. It symbolizes (among other things) the new household that they're forming. Many couples have the florist or temple build a structure, but we had one that was carried up the aisle. It started out as a tablecloth that I had embroidered. My sister sewed ribbons onto it and tied them to poles. My brother carried it up the aisle and our siblings held it over our heads. It was very special to me that all our siblings were there with us as we were married, participating in the ceremony, even in a small way.

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We're having the florist do our chupah its relatively expensive but sooooo worth it. I have a few in my folder if you want some ideas.