The breaking of a glass takes place at the end of the Jewish Wedding ceremony. The groom stomps on a glass to crush it and the guests shout, Mazel Tov! Congratulations! Our wedding pillow is used during the ceremony to hold the glass while the groom steps on it. After the ceremony, ...
Breaking the glass also has sexual connotations, as it prefigures the release of sexual union, which is not only permitted to married couples but alsorequired of them. For centuries breaking the glass implicitly symbolized breaking the hymen, which is why it was so important that the groom succ...
For this video, we asked the Jewish community for their advice on what type of glass to smash at a wedding and even how to smash it. So, we took some of their advice and actually smashed a bunch of different items, a bunch of different ways.
Breaking the Glass: New Tendencies in the Ritual Practice of Modern Jewish Orthodox and Alternative WeddingsIntroduction Breaking the glass became one of the pivotal features of a Jewish wedding...Prashizky, AnaInstitute for Community Studies at Bar Ilan UniversitySociological Papers...
Essentially, in a colder place, this might be a room in a large home that acts as a greenhouse if it has walls of glass windows. In cities, however, where one is unlikely to have an actual sunroom, it may just be a space where we can grow plants and enjoy a little slice of ...
Solomon's men searched for the nest of the bird and, having found it, covered it with glass. The bird returned, and, seeing the entrance to its nest closed by what it supposed to be a glass door, brought the shamir for the purpose of breaking the glass. Just then a shout was ...
glass is less well preserved in Scandinavia, mostly due to the harsh climate, poor maintenance, iconoclasm during the Reformation, and the need and fashion for more light during the post-medieval period.18 The vast majority of medieval stained glass windows that remain in situ can be found in...
The Ceremony of Breaking a Glass at Weddings. 1925 essay by Rabbi Jacob Z. Lauterbach. Describes three strategies for countering demons (fight, bribe, and conciliate them) and how many modern Jewish rituals have anti-demon origins or aspects including, you guessed it, breaking a glass at weddi...
Wiener, Nancy H. Beyond Breaking the Glass: A Spiritual Guide to Your Jewish Wedding. New York, NY: CCAR Press, 2012.Amy Weiss
Wiener, Nancy H. Beyond Breaking the Glass: A Spiritual Guide to Your Jewish Wedding. New York, NY: CCAR Press, 2012.Amy Weiss