Wikipedia's first sentence called it “yiddish word meaning "good luck"”. Today it says “common that after the groom breaks the glass”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Mazeltov is a Yiddish word meaning "good luck". Like other blessings it is often said frequently and sometimes loudly at Jewish weddings . v t e1
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Mazel Tov! written on a wine glass.Traditionally, after the groom breaks the glass, the guests shout "Mazel Tov!".Party hats with the word "Mazel Tov" on them at a bat mitzvah (2009).A birthday cake , inscribed with the words "מזל טוב" ( mazal tov ), as is often done in Israel .Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive .Mazel tov or mazal tov ( Hebrew / Yiddish : מזל טוב, Hebrew: mazal tov ; Yiddish: mazel tov ; lit.The phrase is used to express "congratulations" for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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"Mazel Tov!" written on a wine glass tag Traditionally, after the groom breaks the glass, the guests shout "Mazel Tov!". A birthday cake , iced with the words "מזל טוב" ( mazal tov ), as is often done in Israel . Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive . " Mazel tov " or " mazal tov " ( Hebrew / Yiddish : מזל טוב, Hebrew: mazal tov ; Yiddish: mazel tov ; lit. "good luck") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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"Mazel Tov!" written on a wine glass tag Traditionally, after the groom breaks the glass, the guests shout "Mazel tov!" A birthday cake , iced with the words "מזל טוב" ( mazal tov ), as is often done in Israel . Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive . " Mazel tov " or " mazal tov " ( Hebrew / Yiddish : , Hebrew: mazal tov ; Yiddish: mazel tov ; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jewish phrase for congratulations "Mazal" redirects here."Mazel Tov!" written on a wine glass tag In Israel, it is common that after the groom breaks the glass, the guests shout "Mazel tov!" A birthday cake iced with the words "מזל טוב" ( mazal tov ), often done in Israel . Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive . " Mazel tov " or " mazal tov " ( Hebrew / Yiddish : מזל טוב , Hebrew: mazál tov ; Yiddish: mázl tov ; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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Jewish phrase for congratulations This article is about the Jewish phrase. "Mazel Tov!" written on a wine glass tag In Israel, it is common that after the groom breaks the glass, the guests shout "Mazel tov!" A birthday cake iced with the words mazal tov , often done in Israel . Here the phrase is written in Hebrew cursive . " Mazel tov " ( Yiddish : מזל טוב , romanized : mázl tov ) or " mazal tov " ( Hebrew : מזל טוב , romanized : mazál tov ; lit. "good fortune") is a Jewish phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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yiddish word meaning "good luck"
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common that after the groom breaks the glass
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