7 Jewish Wedding Blessings. Want to master Microsoft Excel and take your work-from-home job prospects to the next level. They should be read only in the presence of a minyan which may include the rabbi the groom witnesses and parents.
Seven is a prominent number for all those that are culturally connected to Judaism. At many Jewish weddings the recitation of the Sheva Brachot Seven Wedding Blessings is done not by the wedding officiant but by family and friends. As we reach our 16 th anniversary I have begun to see the unique blessings inherent in a Jewish marriage and how the Torah protects and nurtures our relationship.
Originally published in Kerem Volume 1 1992-93 Among the loveliest of traditional Jewish liturgical ceremonies are the seven wedding blessings which have come down to us from centuries past recorded in of all things the Talmud Ketubot 8a.
The Jewish wedding blessings declare The sound of joy the sound of celebration the voice of the groom the voice of the bride. Those seven fruits of kindness as they are named in Hebrew serve as the heart of Jewish weddings. Seven blessings are traditionally recited during a Jewish wedding after a couple shares vows and exchanges rings. The Sheva Brachot or seven blessings is a part of a Jewish wedding where the couple is showered with seven blessings.