Jewish Wedding Smash Glass. The word means both sorrow and happiness and that is exemplified by the commitment to stand up to adversity regardless of personal disappointment. However before it is smashed its traditional at most Jewish weddings for the Rabbi or Chazan Cantor to sing a Hebrew song called Im Eshkakech Yerushalayim or in English If I forget you Jerusalem.
Shouting Mazel tov. But why do we smash a glass at a Jewish wedding. What Is The Tradition Of Breaking A Glass.
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The breaking of the glass is one of the most memorable parts of any Jewish wedding ceremony. In the past few years the practice of shouting mazal tov after they break the glass has elicited some controversy. Some view it as a reminder of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. At some weddings and certainly historically people used light bulbs or wine goblets wrapped in cloth napkins.