Breaking The Glass At A Jewish Wedding. It is a Jewish custom to end the wedding ceremony with the breaking of a glass. Is a representation of the fragility of human relationships.
Its meant to be a moment of remembrance for the destruction of the Jewish temples. Marriage is a covenant which in Judaism is made by breaking or cutting something. We do not know the exact origin of the custom.
For that reason most brides and grooms are careful about the glass they pick as well as what.
Is a representation of the fragility of human relationships. Our national grief and 2000-year-old longing to return to Jerusalem is symbolized by the breaking of the glass. Progressive or traditional religious or secular Jewish weddings almost always include a breaking of glass at the end of the ceremony. Marriage is a covenant which in Judaism is made by breaking or cutting something.