Chuppah

A chuppah at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington D.C. Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 's first district, close to Judengasse , 2007. A chuppah ( , pl. חוּפּוֹת, chuppot , literally, "canopy" or "covering"), also spelled hupah , huppah , chupah , or chuppa , is a canopy under which a Jewish bride and groom stand during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit , stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. While a Jewish marriage is still considered valid in the absence of a chuppah , a chuppah is still considered a basic requirement for a Jewish wedding.

A chuppah at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington D.C. Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 's first district, close to Judengasse , 2007. A chuppah ( , pl. חוּפּוֹת, chuppot , literally, "canopy" or "covering"), also huppah , chipe , chupah , or chuppa , is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their Jewish wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit , stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. While a Jewish marriage is still considered valid in the absence of a chuppah , a chuppah is still considered a basic requirement for a Jewish wedding. In a more general sense, chupah refers to the method by which nesuin , the second stage of a Jewish marriage, is accomplished. According to some opinions, it is accomplished by the couple standing under the canopy; however, there are other views. Made in Heaven, A Jewish Wedding Guide . New York / Jerusalem: Moznaim Publishers. , Chapter 18 Aside from Chuppah, it can also be accomplished by consummation; however, this is discouraged (Kaplan, Ibid.).

A chuppah at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington D.C. Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 's first district, close to Judengasse , 2007. A chuppah ( , pl. חוּפּוֹת, chuppot , literally, "canopy" or "covering"), also huppah , chipe , chupah , or chuppa , is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony . It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit , stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. In a more general sense, chupah refers to the method by which nesuin , the second stage of a Jewish marriage, is accomplished. According to some opinions, it is accomplished by the couple standing under the canopy; however, there are other views. Made in Heaven, A Jewish Wedding Guide . New York / Jerusalem: Moznaim Publishers. , Chapter 18 Aside from Chuppah, it can also be accomplished by consummation; however, this is discouraged (Kaplan, Ibid.).

Canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding "Huppah" redirects here; not to be confused with Hupa (disambiguation) . A chuppah at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington D.C. A chuppah wedding in kibbutz Eilot , Israel Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 's first district, 2007 Chuppa at a synagogue in Toronto , Canada A chuppah ( , pl. חופות, chuppot , literally, "canopy" or "covering"), also huppah , chipe , chupah , or chuppa , is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony . It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit , stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. In a more general sense, chuppah refers to the method by which nesuin , the second stage of a Jewish marriage, is accomplished. According to some opinions, it is accomplished by the couple standing under the canopy along with the rabbi who weds them; however, there are other views. Made in Heaven, A Jewish Wedding Guide . New York / Jerusalem: Moznaim Publishers. , Chapter 18 Aside from Chuppah, it can also be accomplished by consummation; however, this is discouraged (Kaplan, Ibid.).

Canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding "Huppah" redirects here; not to be confused with Hupa (disambiguation) . A chuppah at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C. A chuppah wedding in kibbutz Eilot , Israel Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in Vienna 's first district, 2007 Chuppa at a synagogue in Toronto , Canada A chuppah ( Hebrew : חֻפָּה , romanized : ḥuppā , lit. ' canopy, covering ' , Yiddish : חֻפָּה , romanized : khupe~khipe ) is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony . It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit , stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. In a more general sense, chuppah refers to the method by which nessuin , the second stage of a Jewish wedding , is accomplished. According to some opinions, it is accomplished by the couple standing under the canopy along with the rabbi who weds them; however, there are other views. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Made in Heaven, A Jewish Wedding Guide . New York / Jerusalem: Moznaim Publishers. , Chapter 18 Aside from Chuppah, it can also be accomplished by consummation; however, this is discouraged (Kaplan, Ibid.).