marriage

Question 1

Marriage: regarded as a social, moral and religious ideal, a necessary condition of spiritual perfection

Answer 1

it is not good for man to be alone” Genesis
• A religious and legal ceremony which involves the giving of a ketubah (marriage contract) by the husband to a wife
• Marriage is a social union or legal contract between a man and a woman. Marriage is a divinely ordained state symbolising the sacred union of those created in God’s image. Marriage is seen as a personal, contractual relationship
• The Talmud suggests that a man without a wife is not a complete person. Genesis 2:18 – “It’s not good for a man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. Bashert – destiny.
 Marriage is for: Companionship and Love, Procreation and establish the family unit

Question 2

• A KETUBA(H) is a marriage contract - used in some Jewish marriages today usually within Orthodox marriages.

Answer 2

 obligates a husband to provide food, clothing, and sexual satisfaction to his wife. It states what maintenance will be due in the case of a divorce.

Question 3

THE WEDDING CEREMONY:

Answer 3

1. Signing the ketubah
2. The Bedekin (veiling ceremony)
3. The Chuppah (canopy)
4. Bride encircles the bridegroom
5. Betrothal and the first cup of wine
6. The ring ceremony
7. The reading of the ketubah
8. The Sheva Brachot and the second cup of wine
9. The breaking of the glass (mazel tov)
10. Yichud (breaking the fast)