Circling

Jewish Wedding, The Ceremony - Circling

Jewish Wedding, The Ceremony – Circling

Before the Bride and groom enter the Chuppah, traditionally the bride circles the groom seven times. Representing our egalitarian views of marriage, often modern couples choose to adapt this ritual by both bride and groom circling the other three times with the final circle done together hand in hand.  Each circle represents one of the  moral obligations with which we bind ourselves in marriage: “I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me with fairness, justice, love and compassion. I will betroth you to me with faith and you shall know God” (Hosea 2:21-22)

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